Chapter IX

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

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

mentioned or named earlier in the same text

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

later than; following

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

be in accord; be in agreement

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

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

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

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

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

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

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

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

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

marked by continuous change or effective action

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

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From this reading CHRIS VISITS THE MUSEUM.

a steep high face of rock

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

unvarying in nature

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

a prescribed selection of foods

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

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

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

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

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

opinion or judgment

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

a boy or man

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

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

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

the act of departing

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

an established custom

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

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

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

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

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

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

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

possessive form of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

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

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

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

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

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

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

an instinctive motive

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

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

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

the production of eggs (especially in birds)

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

a fabric woven with lisle thread

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

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

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

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

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading CHRIS VISITS THE MUSEUM.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

not any; not one

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

the sport of engaging in contests of speed

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

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

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

toward one side

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

successive (without a break)

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

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

From this reading CHRIS VISITS THE MUSEUM.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

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

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.

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

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

in the direction of

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

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

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading CHRIS VISITS THE MUSEUM.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

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

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

in or at the place that

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

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

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

hand tool for boring holes

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Racing did not agree with Chris Lisle, for the morning after his return from town he rose with a bad headache; and as he lived one of the most regular lives, he knew that it could not be caused by errors of diet.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading "No wonder my head's hot," he said to himself; and, acting upon impulse, he hurried out of the room, and walked straight along the cliff road toward where, a few minutes before, Michael Wimble had had his head out of his door, looking for customers, after the fashion in which a magpie looks about for something to secrete.

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

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

From this reading It would have been easy enough to have attributed it to the true cause-- constant worry--but he was not going to own to that, as it seemed weak, so he set it down to his hair being too long.

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From this reading He was a dry, yellow-looking man, thin, quick and sharp in action as the above-named bird, one to which his long nose and quick black eyes gave him no little resemblance; and this he enhanced by his habit of thrusting his head out of his door, laying his ear on his shoulder, and looking sidewise in one direction, then changing the motion by laying his other ear upon the fellow shoulder, and looking out in the opposite direction.