Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Whenever The Laird put his dreams behind him, he always looked seaward.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

at another time

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

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

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Whenever The Laird put his dreams behind him, he always looked seaward.

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

inflected form of “breed” — call forth

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

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From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading Whenever The Laird put his dreams behind him, he always looked seaward.

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From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

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From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

at any time

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

in an intimately familiar manner

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

a long fixed look

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

an established custom

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

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

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

the act of installing something (as equipment)

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

and nothing more

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

a landowner

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

time available for ease and relaxation

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Whenever The Laird put his dreams behind him, he always looked seaward.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

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From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

powerfully or vigorously

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

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

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

your grandmother

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

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From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

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

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Whenever The Laird put his dreams behind him, he always looked seaward.

any competition

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

plural of “rick” — a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)

From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

(of winds) coming from the land

From this reading Whenever The Laird put his dreams behind him, he always looked seaward.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

the act of observing

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

be seated

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

plural of “skipper” — a student who fails to attend classes

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

a male human offspring

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

make square

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

carry out

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

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

From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

look attentively

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

English playwright (1580-1625)

From this reading Author of _Cappy Ricks_, _The Valley of the Giants_, _Webster--Man's Man_, etc.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Whenever The Laird put his dreams behind him, he always looked seaward.

a Caucasian

From this reading In the course of time, his home-bound skippers, sighting the white house on the headland and knowing that The Laird was apt to be up there watching, formed the habit of doing something that pleased their owner mightily.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

an established custom

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.

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

From this reading Here he planned the acquisition of more timber and the installation of an electric-light plant to furnish light, heat, and power to his own town of Port Agnew; ever and anon he would gaze through the plate-glass windows out to sea and watch for his ships to come home.

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

From this reading Hector McKaye was bred of an acquisitive race She stole to the old square piano and sang for him Donald bowed his head, "I can't give her up, father" "I'm a man without a home and you've just _got_ to take me in, Nan" In the living-room of The Dreamerie, his home on Tyee Head, Hector McKaye, owner of the Tyee Lumber Company and familiarly known as "The Laird," was wont to sit in his hours of leisure, smoking and building castles in Spain--for his son Donald.