Chapter XVI

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading P.O. boats are not lighted with the disgustful particularity of Atlantic liners.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading P.O. boats are not lighted with the disgustful particularity of Atlantic liners.

plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading P.O. boats are not lighted with the disgustful particularity of Atlantic liners.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

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From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

divisible by two

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

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

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

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

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

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From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

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

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

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

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

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

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

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

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

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

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

ten 10s

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

set afire or burning

From this reading P.O. boats are not lighted with the disgustful particularity of Atlantic liners.

plural of “liner” — (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

From this reading P.O. boats are not lighted with the disgustful particularity of Atlantic liners.

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

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

plural of “medal” — an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

befitting a mother; warm and nurturing

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading P.O. boats are not lighted with the disgustful particularity of Atlantic liners.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

many times at short intervals

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading P.O. boats are not lighted with the disgustful particularity of Atlantic liners.

the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance

From this reading P.O. boats are not lighted with the disgustful particularity of Atlantic liners.

a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

with little or no delay

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

of high or superior quality or performance

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is more phosphorescence at the bows, and greater silence and darkness by the hand-steering gear aft.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

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

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

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

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

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

From this reading Awful things might have happened to Georgie but for the little fact that he had never studied the first principles of the game he was expected to play.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

at the time that

From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.

which person or people

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

in the company of; together with

From this reading P.O. boats are not lighted with the disgustful particularity of Atlantic liners.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

a late time of life

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It is not unpleasant to spend eight-and-twenty days in an easy-going steamer on warm waters, in the company of a woman who lets you see that you are head and shoulders superior to the rest of the world, even though that woman may be, and most often is, ten counted years your senior.

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From this reading So when Mrs. Zuleika, at Aden, told him how motherly an interest she felt in his welfare, medals, brevet, and all, Georgie took her at the foot of the letter, and promptly talked of his own mother, three hundred miles nearer each day, of his home, and so forth, all the way up the Red Sea.