Chapter XX

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

anew

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

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

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT POINT SEBASTIAN.

having a back or backing, usually of a specified type

From this reading The hotel, in fact, backed upon the Everglades, and faced the blue, crisping waters of the Mexican Gulf.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

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

From this reading The hotel, in fact, backed upon the Everglades, and faced the blue, crisping waters of the Mexican Gulf.

confined by bonds

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

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From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

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From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

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

From this reading The hotel, in fact, backed upon the Everglades, and faced the blue, crisping waters of the Mexican Gulf.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

worn and broken down by hard use

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife

From this reading The hotel, in fact, backed upon the Everglades, and faced the blue, crisping waters of the Mexican Gulf.

having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

From this reading The hotel, in fact, backed upon the Everglades, and faced the blue, crisping waters of the Mexican Gulf.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The hotel, in fact, backed upon the Everglades, and faced the blue, crisping waters of the Mexican Gulf.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading The hotel, in fact, backed upon the Everglades, and faced the blue, crisping waters of the Mexican Gulf.

a plant fiber

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

not admitting of penetration or passage into or through

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

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From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

marked by complexity and richness of detail

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading The hotel, in fact, backed upon the Everglades, and faced the blue, crisping waters of the Mexican Gulf.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

very recently

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

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From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

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

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading AT POINT SEBASTIAN.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

precisely, exactly

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

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From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

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From this reading AT POINT SEBASTIAN.

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

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

a plant fiber used for making rope

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

travel by means of steam power

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

cut off or left behind

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

something that causes irritation and annoyance

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

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

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

(of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The hotel, in fact, backed upon the Everglades, and faced the blue, crisping waters of the Mexican Gulf.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading The hotel, in fact, backed upon the Everglades, and faced the blue, crisping waters of the Mexican Gulf.

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

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

in or at the place that

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

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

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

a Caucasian

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At one side of it was a plantation of sisal hemp, and beyond that thickets of saw-grass, and beyond again cypress-trees and cabbage-palms sprouting from an undergrowth which was bound into an impenetrable _cheveux de frise_ with wait-a-bit thorn.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading At the other side were newly planted umbrella-trees, two decrepit orange-bushes without fruit, twenty luxuriant chumps of elephants’ ears, and then straggles of palmetto-scrub right down to the soft white banks of Gulf sand.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading Now the great rambling, wooden hotel in which Miss Elsie Kildare was staying under care of her friends, the Van Liews, though on the end of a telegraph-wire, and within easy day’s steam of a railroad, was not particularly far in crow’s-flight from that uncharted river where the _Port Edes_ lay stranded on a sand-bar.