Chapter II · Blood Relations

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

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

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

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

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

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

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

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

plural of “bath” — a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

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

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

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

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

a dull resonant sound as of a bell

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

lacking funds

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

plural of “cask” — the quantity a cask will hold

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

one or the other of two

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

for a limitless time

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading I fairly jumped at his words.

a boy or man

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

having dark hairs mixed with grey or white

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

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

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

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

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

not accessible to view

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

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

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

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

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

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

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

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

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

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

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading I fairly jumped at his words.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

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

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

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

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

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

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

term of address for a man

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

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

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

dependable

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

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

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

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

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

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

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

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

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

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

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

precisely as stated

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

in a violent manner

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

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

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.

which person or people

From this reading Then there was BONG, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout,--_very_ stout,--with twinkling black eyes everlastingly hidden by blue spectacles.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Look here, old fellow," said Sir HARRY, "why shouldn't we give up civilisation, and go in for the mud--I mean blood--baths in South Africa?"

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As I looked at Sir HARRY, with his wide shoulders and deeper chest, I could not help thinking what a curious contrast I was to him, with my head of grizzled hair cut short and starting up like a half-worn scrubbing-brush.

the words that are spoken

From this reading I fairly jumped at his words.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "IT is very kind of you to come round," I said, to my two friends, Sir HARRY and BONG, as they threw themselves violently into two arm-chairs (which almost broke under the brutal force of their descent), and emptied two casks of whiskey.