Chapter XIV

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

having companions or an escort

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

quick or skillful or adept in action or thought

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

later than; following

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

being joined in close association

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

plural of “aztec” — a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

any liquid suitable for drinking

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

of short duration or distance

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

make an itemized list or catalog of; classify

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

the act of gathering something together

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

under normal conditions

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

plural of “department” — a specialized division of a large organization

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

past form of “found” — set up or found

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

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From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

to offer or accept a challenge

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

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From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

the creation of something in the mind

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

plural of “la” — a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

plural of “laundry” — garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

From this reading From laundries to the fine arts is a step from the practical to the æsthetic.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

the act of managing something

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

plural of “painting” — graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading From laundries to the fine arts is a step from the practical to the æsthetic.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

deplete

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

an educational institution

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

a three-dimensional work of plastic art

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

refrain from harming

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading From laundries to the fine arts is a step from the practical to the æsthetic.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

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

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

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

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

hard to endure

From this reading SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN MEXICO.--NATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS.--BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART.--CELEBRATED PAINTINGS.--"LAS CASAS PROTECTING THE AZTECS."--"THE DEATH OF ATALA."--HOW AN ARTIST MANAGED TO SELL A PICTURE.--FROM ART TO _PULQUERIAS_.--THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF MEXICO.--THE MAGUEY PLANT.--HOW _PULQUE_ IS MADE.--COLLECTING THE SAP.--FERMENTING _AGUAMIEL_.--DAILY CONSUMPTION OF _PULQUE_ IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.--MANAGEMENT OF THE SHOPS.--ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF _PULQUE_.--MEXICAN POLICE-COURTS.--NOVEL MODE OF TRYING CASES.--THE BELEM PRISON.--CATALOGUE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE LAW.--AN ADROIT THIEF.--RUNNING THE GANTLET.

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

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

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

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

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

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading It must not be understood that this was their first visit to this excellent institution; they had been there several times, and it was their intention to continue to look at the paintings in the Academy whenever they had an hour or two to spare.

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

From this reading After finishing their account of Mexican domestic service, Frank and Fred accompanied Doctor Bronson in a visit to the National School of Fine Arts, which is commonly spoken of as the Academy of San Carlos.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

a late time of life

From this reading Within ten years after the arrival of Cortez a college was founded in the city of Mexico by one of the Franciscan brothers, and to this college departments of music and drawing were attached.

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From this reading From laundries to the fine arts is a step from the practical to the æsthetic.