Chapter IX

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

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

later than; following

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

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

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

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

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

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From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading Fancy cloth is little used, even in travelling.

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

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

make or cause to be or to become

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading I remember well the sensation I created with a pair of light-grey trousers in a small Pennsylvanian town.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

determining or having the power to determine an outcome

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

put on clothes

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

divisible by two

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

every person

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Fancy cloth is little used, even in travelling.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

a person of French nationality

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

cause fear in

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

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From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

a foolish or nervous laugh

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

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

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

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

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

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

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

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

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

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

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

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

From this reading I remember well the sensation I created with a pair of light-grey trousers in a small Pennsylvanian town.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

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

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

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

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

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From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

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

From this reading Fancy cloth is little used, even in travelling.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

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

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

past form of “nudge” — to push against gently

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I remember well the sensation I created with a pair of light-grey trousers in a small Pennsylvanian town.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

above and across; more than

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading I remember well the sensation I created with a pair of light-grey trousers in a small Pennsylvanian town.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

the time that has elapsed

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

give an incentive for action

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

To recall to mind.

From this reading I remember well the sensation I created with a pair of light-grey trousers in a small Pennsylvanian town.

characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

only a very short time before

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

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

From this reading I remember well the sensation I created with a pair of light-grey trousers in a small Pennsylvanian town.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

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From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

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

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

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

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

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From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Fancy cloth is little used, even in travelling.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Fancy cloth is little used, even in travelling.

a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

the quality of lacking taste and refinement

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

plural of “waitress” — a woman waiter

From this reading Everyone seemed to look at me as if I had been a strange animal; in the hotel the waitresses nudged one another, and scarcely repressed a giggle; and the street-urchins followed me as if I had been a member of the Sioux tribe in national costume.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I remember well the sensation I created with a pair of light-grey trousers in a small Pennsylvanian town.

a Caucasian

From this reading The day after my arrival, one of the local papers announced that "a Frenchman had landed in the town the day before in white trousers, and that his popularity had been as prompt as decisive."

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.

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

From this reading _Dress.--My Light-Grey Trousers create a Sensation in a Pennsylvanian Town.--Women's Dress.--Style and Distinction.--Bonnets fit to Frighten a Choctaw.--Dress at the Theatre.--Ball Toilettes.--Draw a Veil over the Past, Ladies.--The Frogs and the Oxen.--Interest and Capital.--Dogs with Gold-filled Teeth.--Vulgarity._ In America, gentlemen's dress is plain, even severe: a high hat, black coat, dark trousers.