Chapter XIII · The Survival of the Fittest

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

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From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

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From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

cheerful and bright

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

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From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading His eyes swelled completely shut when he laughed.

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From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

move gently or carefully

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

opinion or judgment

From this reading His eyes swelled completely shut when he laughed.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

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From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

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From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

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

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

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

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

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

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

with honesty

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading His eyes swelled completely shut when he laughed.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

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

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

come together

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

used to form the superlative

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

past form of “pride” — be proud of

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

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From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

past form of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading His eyes swelled completely shut when he laughed.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

declared as fact; explicitly stated

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

feeling self-importance

From this reading His eyes swelled completely shut when he laughed.

United States poet (1884-1933)

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

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From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

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

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

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

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading “Allison played a low trick on me, ladies,” and he gazed on them in turns with a jovial familiarity, which, in another, they might have resented.

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

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

at the time that

From this reading His eyes swelled completely shut when he laughed.

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

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

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

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A short, thick old man, grey-bearded and puff-eyed and loaded with enormous jewels, met Gail, Lucile and Arly, Ted Teasdale and the Reverend Smith Boyd, at the foot of the subway stairs, and introduced himself with smiling ease as Tim Corman, beaming with much pride in his wide-spread fame.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Mr. Allison sent me to meet you,” he stated, with a bow on which he justly prided himself.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading “From the description he gave me, I was looking for the most beautiful young lady in the world, and here there’s three of you.”