Chapter XV · Others Decide Otherwise

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

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

later than; following

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

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

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

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

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

a line of approach

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

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

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

a youthful male person

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

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

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

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From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

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

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

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From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

recognizable; marked

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

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From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

the act of escaping physically

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

divisible by two

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

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

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

cause to move by striking

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

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

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

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

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

situated away from an area's coast or border

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

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

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

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

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

go away from a place

From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

set afire or burning

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

engage in

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

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From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

widely known and esteemed

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

the paved surface of a thoroughfare

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

on the contrary

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

offensively malodorous

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

toward the south

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

a workman employed to collect sponges

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

carry out

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

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

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

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

From this reading But you must be mighty nigh as smelly as a nigger, for they never even slowed down after they hit it fair.”

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

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

the starting point for a new state or experience

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

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

From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

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

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

up to a particular time

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

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

From this reading Here the houses seemed of the better class, and, as the avenue stretched away back inland to the southward, we decided to get across to the other side of the island, and trust to getting a sponger or fisherman to take us to some of the deserted cays until we could make good our escape.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

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

From this reading I was about to make a rather warm retort to this remark, but at that instant the door of a large house across the street opened, and a boy appeared upon the threshold.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

a Caucasian

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

belonging to which person

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading After following the street for a time, we concluded that our presence would be noted by the natives, and we turned into a broad, poorly lighted avenue, whose pavement shone white in the darkness.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “If you didn’t leave such a confounded trail,” said Tim, “the dogs couldn’t follow us.