Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

(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 _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

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

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a member of the aristocracy

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

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

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

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From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

From this reading I have shot them myself out in Australia.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

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

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

befitting or characteristic of a young boy

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

without stop or interruption

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

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

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

all things; all of a situation

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

to or in any or all places

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

expel from a country

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a social unit living together

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

set up or found

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

a man of refinement

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

an established custom

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

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

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

full of or characterized by humor

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

the ability to form mental images of things or events

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

to an inexpressible degree

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

in an intelligent manner

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

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

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

of or befitting a lord

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a midday meal

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

the force of workers available

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

-ing form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I have shot them myself out in Australia.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I have shot them myself out in Australia.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a specialist in philosophy

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

any competition

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading I have shot them myself out in Australia.

term of address for a man

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

not in physical motion

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

An ancient Greek and Roman philosophy holding that virtue is the only true good, and that emotional self-control leads to inner serenity.

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

plural of “swan” — stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I have shot them myself out in Australia.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Still they are rare enough for the purpose of imagery, though really not so rare as a human being one can talk intelligently to on this island."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

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

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

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

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

the last syllable in a word

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Visitors are as rare as black swans on this _Ultima Thule_ of ours--though, by the way, the black swan, _cygnus atratus,_ is nothing like so rare as the ancients believed.

which person or people

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Now that you have found us, Sir Ulysses"--continued my eccentric host, motioning me, with an indescribably princely wave of the hand to accompany him--"you must certainly give us the pleasure of your company to luncheon.

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

From this reading _Calypso._ Of course a glance, and the first sound of his voice, had told me that I had to do with a gentleman, one of those vagabond English gentlemen in exile who form a type peculiar, I think, to the English race; men that are a curious combination of aristocrat and gipsy, soldier, scholar, and philosopher; men of good family, who have drifted everywhere, seen and seen through everything, but in all their wanderings have never lost their sense and habit of "form," their boyish zest in living, their humorous stoicism, and, above all, their lordly accent.