Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

highly skilled

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

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

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

(chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

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

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

two items of the same kind

From this reading A very high soprano and a musical tenor duet, sentimental, humoresque:

the pleasure felt when having a good time

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

opinion or judgment

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

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

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

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

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

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

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading A very high soprano and a musical tenor duet, sentimental, humoresque:

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

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

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

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

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

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

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

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

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

From this reading A very high soprano and a musical tenor duet, sentimental, humoresque:

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

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

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

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a song from some popular light opera.

and nothing more

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

a record in which commercial accounts are recorded

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading It was a song from some popular light opera.

having abundant light or illumination

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

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

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

the light of the Moon

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

characterized by or capable of producing music

From this reading A very high soprano and a musical tenor duet, sentimental, humoresque:

the leaf of a conifer

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

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

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

From this reading It was a song from some popular light opera.

above and across; more than

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading It was a song from some popular light opera.

compacted by ironing

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

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

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

uttered with a trill

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

From this reading A very high soprano and a musical tenor duet, sentimental, humoresque:

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

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

From this reading It was a song from some popular light opera.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading It was a song from some popular light opera.

a female singer

From this reading A very high soprano and a musical tenor duet, sentimental, humoresque:

an electric motor for starting an engine

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

the adult male singing voice above baritone

From this reading A very high soprano and a musical tenor duet, sentimental, humoresque:

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

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

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

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

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

From this reading MOONSHINE Dickie Hudson pushed from him to the full length of his arm the ledger of The Aura Hotel, tilted his chair back from the desk, and, leaning far over to one side, set the needle on a phonograph record, pressed the starter, and absorbed himself in rolling and lighting a cigarette.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

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

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

precisely as stated

From this reading A very high soprano and a musical tenor duet, sentimental, humoresque:

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

From this reading It was a song from some popular light opera.

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

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

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

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."

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

From this reading This accomplished, he put his hands behind his head and, wreathed in aromatic, bluish smoke, gave himself up to complete enjoyment of the music.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "There, dry your eyes, I sympathize Just as a mother would-- Give me your hand, I understand, we're off to slumber land Like a father, like a mother, like a sister, like a brother."