Chapter XIII

(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 But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

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

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

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

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

eagerly desirous

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

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

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

waves breaking on the shore

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

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

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

the skilled practice of a practical occupation

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

informal intensifiers

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

not as far along as normal in development

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

put on clothes

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

flow back or recede

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

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

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

divisible by two

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

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

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

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

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

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

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

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

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

plural of “hazard” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

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

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

a humming noise

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

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

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

plural of “intruder” — someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

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

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

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 The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

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

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

not any; not one

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

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

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

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

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

plural of “roller” — a grounder that rolls along the infield

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

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

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

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

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

very drunk

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

waves breaking on the shore

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

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

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading So the powerful little craft, driven by the full power of its eight-cylindered engine, gave back buffet for buffet, and got through, though the passenger and crew were soaked to the skin in the effort.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

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

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

the upper part of anything

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

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

From this reading But Madame, anxious lest she should be cut off for more than six hours from the port-drinking intruders in the _Humming Top's_ smoke-room, gave orders that the surf must be faced at all hazards.

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

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

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

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

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.

a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

a Caucasian

From this reading WHITE BLOOD The tide was at half ebb, and the trip out to the _Humming Top_ much wetter than Madame had expected.

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

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Madame, in her bathing dress and linen trench coat, had been saturated so often since her first passage of the breakers with Willatopy, that she paid no heed to salt water.

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

From this reading The long Pacific rollers were already crashing upon the bar, and had the motor boat delayed its return by half an hour, even the passage inshore would have become too boisterous for safety.