Chapter XXIV

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading He had to have physical action.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At sight of Dan’s pale, tortured face the old Chinaman turned and fled to the kitchen.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading He returned presently bearing a siphon bottle, some ice, a bottle of Scotch whisky and—two glasses.

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading He returned presently bearing a siphon bottle, some ice, a bottle of Scotch whisky and—two glasses.

the act of burning something

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

put or send forth

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

From this reading At sight of Dan’s pale, tortured face the old Chinaman turned and fled to the kitchen.

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From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

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From this reading Dan walked home.

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

From this reading At sight of Dan’s pale, tortured face the old Chinaman turned and fled to the kitchen.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading At sight of Dan’s pale, tortured face the old Chinaman turned and fled to the kitchen.

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading At sight of Dan’s pale, tortured face the old Chinaman turned and fled to the kitchen.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading He returned presently bearing a siphon bottle, some ice, a bottle of Scotch whisky and—two glasses.

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

From this reading He had to have physical action.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He had to have physical action.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

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

From this reading He had to have physical action.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Dan walked home.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading He returned presently bearing a siphon bottle, some ice, a bottle of Scotch whisky and—two glasses.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

and nothing more

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading At sight of Dan’s pale, tortured face the old Chinaman turned and fled to the kitchen.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

happening every night

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

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

From this reading At sight of Dan’s pale, tortured face the old Chinaman turned and fled to the kitchen.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading At sight of Dan’s pale, tortured face the old Chinaman turned and fled to the kitchen.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading He had to have physical action.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

a journey to a sacred place

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

in the near future

From this reading He returned presently bearing a siphon bottle, some ice, a bottle of Scotch whisky and—two glasses.

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

in a vicious manner

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

From this reading He returned presently bearing a siphon bottle, some ice, a bottle of Scotch whisky and—two glasses.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading At sight of Dan’s pale, tortured face the old Chinaman turned and fled to the kitchen.

a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube

From this reading He returned presently bearing a siphon bottle, some ice, a bottle of Scotch whisky and—two glasses.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He returned presently bearing a siphon bottle, some ice, a bottle of Scotch whisky and—two glasses.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

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

From this reading He had to have physical action.

the upper part of anything

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

From this reading At sight of Dan’s pale, tortured face the old Chinaman turned and fled to the kitchen.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading He returned presently bearing a siphon bottle, some ice, a bottle of Scotch whisky and—two glasses.

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

From this reading Dan walked home.

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

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

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

at the time that

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading He returned presently bearing a siphon bottle, some ice, a bottle of Scotch whisky and—two glasses.

which person or people

From this reading It was close to midnight when he let himself into his house, but there was a dim light burning in the living room and Dan turned in here, cast his hat and coat on top of the piano and rang savagely for Sooey Wan, who, having just returned from his nightly pilgrimage to Chinatown, answered on the jump.