Chapter VII

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From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

in the past

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

an expert or collector of antiquities

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

a line of approach

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

cause to be bored

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

plural of “broker” — a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

From this reading "BRYAN LUMSDEN, CALVERT & CO., Stock and Share Brokers."

United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)

From this reading "BRYAN LUMSDEN, CALVERT & CO., Stock and Share Brokers."

an ardent follower and admirer

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

plural of “butt” — thick end of the handle

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

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

From this reading "BRYAN LUMSDEN, CALVERT & CO., Stock and Share Brokers."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

in characteristic manner

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading "BRYAN LUMSDEN, CALVERT & CO., Stock and Share Brokers."

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

determine the number or amount of

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

capturing interest as if by a spell

From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

lasting a very short time

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

divisible by two

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

at any time

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

comparative of “fierce” — marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

involving financial matters

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

plural of “friar” — a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

by accident

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

armor plate that protects the head

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

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

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

the act of retaining something

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

an occurrence of something

From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

set down according to a plan

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

the literary culture

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

carefree and happy and lighthearted

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

without good reason

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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 I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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From this reading "BRYAN LUMSDEN, CALVERT & CO., Stock and Share Brokers."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

in a nasty ill-tempered manner

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

and nothing more

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

a condition requiring relief

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

not any; not one

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

having official authority or sanction

From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

To move from a closed position.

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

plural of “overlook” — a high place affording a good view

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

by chance

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

plural of “pitfall” — an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

(of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

an angry dispute

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

in a rakish manner

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

of or relating to the group of Semitic languages

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

have in common

From this reading "BRYAN LUMSDEN, CALVERT & CO., Stock and Share Brokers."

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

marked by or emitting or filled with smoke

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading "BRYAN LUMSDEN, CALVERT & CO., Stock and Share Brokers."

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

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From this reading Official text-books--the one, for instance, in which poor Fenella discovered a romance so enthralling, would not greatly have helped him.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

plural of “thrust” — the force used in pushing

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

being present everywhere at once

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

a formal word for “on”

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

precisely as stated

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

a vivid mental image

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

a pedestrian who walks from place to place

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

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

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

which person or people

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading For him the legend it bore called up a vision, unique amid the alien and masqueradingly Semitic names with which the dreary canyon is plastered, of other and very different days, fiercer perhaps but at least less meanly cruel; of hard knocks given and taken in a selfless quarrel; of blows upon helmet and corselet, thrusts that the buff coat haply turned; of a fight that raged one whole September afternoon through the streets of the "ever faithful city."[2]

showing pensive sadness

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

in the company of; together with

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."

United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

plural of “yearling” — a young child

From this reading [Footnote 2: Worcester] A stranger to the ephemeral record of London society--if such a one can be imagined in this day of "open letters" and the ubiquitous lens--who met the genial head of the firm upon the lawn at Cowes, or among his yearlings at Stanmore, at the pigeon butts of Pau and Cannes, or in the thrice-guarded sanctuary of the Turf Club writing-room, or who, as is likelier far, merely passed him in Austin Friars, silk hat cocked rakishly, one hand holding the lapel of his coat and the other laid lightly and characteristically upon the shoulder of some olive-skinned lord of the market, would probably have carried away a totally false impression of the man and of his history.

a late time of life

From this reading I FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Four years ago--no very long time, even to those who must count it by the ruins and ghosts it has made--the light-hearted wayfarer amid financial pitfalls--_vacuus coram latrone viator_--not more a snob than an antiquary with a wistful regard for survivals need confess himself, spared a glance, as he passed along Throgmorton Avenue, for a big brass plate on the door of the corner building which overlooks the crouched statue and smoky fig-trees of the "Draper's Garden."