Chapter XVI

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

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

consider or hold as true

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

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

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

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

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

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

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

superlative of “broad” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the San Franciscans take no notice of this explanation.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

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From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

the act of examining resemblances

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

not to your liking

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

(Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading Indeed, there is no limit to the San Franciscan's expectations from a stranger.

-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading But the San Franciscans take no notice of this explanation.

something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

plural of “falsehood” — a false statement

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

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From this reading Indeed, there is no limit to the San Franciscan's expectations from a stranger.

plural of “franciscan” — a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

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

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Indeed, there is no limit to the San Franciscan's expectations from a stranger.

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

plural of “gem” — art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

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

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

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

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, there is no limit to the San Franciscan's expectations from a stranger.

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

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

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

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading Indeed, there is no limit to the San Franciscan's expectations from a stranger.

something that is lost

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

leave undone or leave out

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

not any; not one

From this reading But the San Franciscans take no notice of this explanation.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading But the San Franciscans take no notice of this explanation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

and nothing more

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

coated with paint

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

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

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

cause to suffer a blight

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

extremely

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

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

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

make tight; secure against leakage

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

a general conscious awareness

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

a person, without saying who

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Indeed, there is no limit to the San Franciscan's expectations from a stranger.

carry out

From this reading But the San Franciscans take no notice of this explanation.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

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

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Indeed, there is no limit to the San Franciscan's expectations from a stranger.

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

From this reading San Franciscans, their fruits and their falsehoods--Their neglect of opportunities--A plague of flies--The pig-tail problem--Chinamen less black than they are painted--The seal rocks--The loss of the Eurydice--A jeweller's fairyland--The mystery of gems.

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

From this reading But the San Franciscans take no notice of this explanation.

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

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

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

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

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

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

precisely as stated

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading SOMEBODY has poked fun at San Francisco, by calling it the "Venice of the West," and then qualifying the compliment by explaining that the only resemblance between the two cities is in the volume and variety of the disagreeable smells that prevail in them.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading They accept the comparison in its broadest sense, and positively expect you to see a resemblance between their very wonderful, but very new town, and Venice!