Chapter VI

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

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

(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 Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

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

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

plural of “amount” — a quantity of money

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

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

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

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

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

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From this reading Even the majority of the people whose names are names to conjure with in Palm Beach society can’t be found in the pages of _Who’s Who_.

a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

plural of “congressman” — a member of the United States House of Representatives

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

From this reading Even the majority of the people whose names are names to conjure with in Palm Beach society can’t be found in the pages of _Who’s Who_.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

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From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

proceed or issue forth, as from a source

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

divisible by two

From this reading Even the majority of the people whose names are names to conjure with in Palm Beach society can’t be found in the pages of _Who’s Who_.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

set up or found

From this reading Even the majority of the people whose names are names to conjure with in Palm Beach society can’t be found in the pages of _Who’s Who_.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

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From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

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

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

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From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

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

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading Even the majority of the people whose names are names to conjure with in Palm Beach society can’t be found in the pages of _Who’s Who_.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

the force of workers available

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading Even the majority of the people whose names are names to conjure with in Palm Beach society can’t be found in the pages of _Who’s Who_.

being ten more than eighty

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Even the majority of the people whose names are names to conjure with in Palm Beach society can’t be found in the pages of _Who’s Who_.

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

for each

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

by or with respect to society

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Even the majority of the people whose names are names to conjure with in Palm Beach society can’t be found in the pages of _Who’s Who_.

a person, without saying who

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

affording physical relief

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

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From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

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From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

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

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

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

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The majority of men who pay the bills at the big hotels are forced to struggle hard to kill time when they have finished their golf-playing for the day.

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

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

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

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

precisely as stated

From this reading Out of all the people who flock to Palm Beach to spend large amounts of money and bask in the soothing rays that emanate from the socially prominent, ninety per cent. might be compared to very small potatoes in a two hundred-acre lot.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading They are like many Congressmen, who are big people at home, but of less account in Washington than a head porter.

at the time that

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

which person or people

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

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From this reading Even the majority of the people whose names are names to conjure with in Palm Beach society can’t be found in the pages of _Who’s Who_.

belonging to which person

From this reading Even the majority of the people whose names are names to conjure with in Palm Beach society can’t be found in the pages of _Who’s Who_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading OF THE TELEGRAM-EXPECTERS--OF THE DATE-GUESSERS--AND OF THE STATISTIC-WEEVILS There are many lonely men and women at Palm Beach who almost cry with gratitude when somebody speaks to them.