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 "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

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

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

something hard to endure

From this reading "Well, I like your nerve!" protested the Younger Man with unmistakable asperity.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading The month was August, the day typically handsome, typically vivid, typically caloric.

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From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

tired of the world

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

the two together, not just one

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

relating to or associated with heat

From this reading The month was August, the day typically handsome, typically vivid, typically caloric.

plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The month was August, the day typically handsome, typically vivid, typically caloric.

amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you--really?" mocked the Older Man, still smiling very faintly.

past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

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From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading "Do you--really?" mocked the Older Man, still smiling very faintly.

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

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading The month was August, the day typically handsome, typically vivid, typically caloric.

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

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

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

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

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

From this reading "Well, I like your nerve!" protested the Younger Man with unmistakable asperity.

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

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

in a listless manner

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

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

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

the force of workers available

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

past form of “mock” — treat with contempt

From this reading "Do you--really?" mocked the Older Man, still smiling very faintly.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The month was August, the day typically handsome, typically vivid, typically caloric.

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

From this reading "Well, I like your nerve!" protested the Younger Man with unmistakable asperity.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

a public square with room for pedestrians

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

a coniferous tree

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

plural of “plank” — a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

past form of “protest” — utter words of protest

From this reading "Well, I like your nerve!" protested the Younger Man with unmistakable asperity.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading "Do you--really?" mocked the Older Man, still smiling very faintly.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

-ing form of “rummage” — search haphazardly

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading "Do you--really?" mocked the Older Man, still smiling very faintly.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

not in physical motion

From this reading "Do you--really?" mocked the Older Man, still smiling very faintly.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

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

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

in a typical manner

From this reading The month was August, the day typically handsome, typically vivid, typically caloric.

clearly evident to the mind

From this reading "Well, I like your nerve!" protested the Younger Man with unmistakable asperity.

precisely as stated

From this reading "Do you--really?" mocked the Older Man, still smiling very faintly.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading The month was August, the day typically handsome, typically vivid, typically caloric.

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

From this reading The month was August, the day typically handsome, typically vivid, typically caloric.

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

From this reading "Well, I like your nerve!" protested the Younger Man with unmistakable asperity.

during the time that

From this reading For a few minutes then both men resumed their cigars, staring blinkishly out all the while from their dark green piazza corner into the dazzling white tennis courts that gleamed like so many slippery pine planks in the afternoon glare and heat.

a Caucasian

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in the company of; together with

From this reading "Well, I like your nerve!" protested the Younger Man with unmistakable asperity.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

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From this reading "But you live like such a fool--of course you're bored!" drawled the Older Man, rummaging listlessly through his pockets for the ever-elusive match.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading "Well, I like your nerve!" protested the Younger Man with unmistakable asperity.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, I like your nerve!" protested the Younger Man with unmistakable asperity.