Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

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

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

occurring with or following as a consequence

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

having help; often used as a combining form

From this reading A smattering of European languages aided him in this.

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

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

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

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

the act of breaking something

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

plural of “cafe” — a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

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From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

cut into pieces

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

overly sweet

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

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From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

-ing form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

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

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

plural of “elbow” — hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

attracting or delighting

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

a native or inhabitant of Europe

From this reading A smattering of European languages aided him in this.

inquire into

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

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From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

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From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

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the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

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

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

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

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

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

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

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

From this reading A smattering of European languages aided him in this.

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

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

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

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

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

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

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

From this reading A smattering of European languages aided him in this.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading A smattering of European languages aided him in this.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

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 He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

held dear

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

engage in

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

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

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

plural of “net” — a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

plural of “nook” — a sheltered and secluded place

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

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

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

acceptable to the taste or mind

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

plural of “pension” — a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

a disputant who advocates reform

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

plural of “restaurant” — a building where people go to eat

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

a resident of Sicily

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

a small number or amount

From this reading A smattering of European languages aided him in this.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

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From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

the environmental condition

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From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

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

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

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

From this reading A smattering of European languages aided him in this.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

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

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

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

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

From this reading He drank black coffee and ate cloying sweetmeats in Greek or Turkish cafes; hobnobbed with Sicilian fishermen, helping them to dry their nets and sometimes accompanying them in their feluccas into rough seas beyond the Heads.

under the level of the ground

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading Now and then he invaded Chinatown and ate in their underground restaurants, disdaining the "chop suey" and sweets invariably served to tourists for the more palatable and engaging viands he had learned to like and name in Shanghai and Canton.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading THE "REFORMER" Francisco loved to wander round the town, explore its nooks and corners and make himself, for the time being, a part of his surroundings.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.

plural of “workman” — an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

From this reading He rubbed elbows with coatless workmen in French, Swiss, Spanish and Italian "pensions," sitting at long tables and breaking black bread into red wine.