Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

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

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She drove me away from her!" he repeated for the hundredth time.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

a youthful male person

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading "She drove me out, Soapy!

plural of “elbow” — hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

at any time

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

the organ of sight

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

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

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

having the pinkish flush of health

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She drove me away from her!" he repeated for the hundredth time.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She drove me away from her!" he repeated for the hundredth time.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

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

From this reading She drove me away from her!" he repeated for the hundredth time.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

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

From this reading She drove me away from her!" he repeated for the hundredth time.

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

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

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

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

position 100 in a countable series of things

From this reading She drove me away from her!" he repeated for the hundredth time.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

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

From this reading "She drove me out, Soapy!

refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

past form of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

located far away spatially

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

recurring again and again

From this reading She drove me away from her!" he repeated for the hundredth time.

past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

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

From this reading "She drove me out, Soapy!

a small drink

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

plural of “size” — the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

resembling or having the qualities of soap

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

a transient variation in voltage or current

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She drove me away from her!" he repeated for the hundredth time.

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

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

in an unnatural way

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

in or at the place that

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

during the time that

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.

in the company of; together with

From this reading IN WHICH SOAPY TAKES A HAND O'Rourke's was full: its long bar, shaped something like the letter J, supported many lounging arms and elbows; its burnished foot-rail was scraped by boots of many shapes and sizes; its heavy air, thick with cigarette smoke, hummed with many voices.

plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction

From this reading In one corner, a remote corner where few ventured to penetrate, Soapy leaned, as pallid and noncommittal as ever, while Spike poured out to him the story of his woes.

plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

From this reading The boy was unnaturally flushed and bright of eye, and his voice was as shaky as the hand which fidgeted with his whisky glass; and the sense of his wrongs was great and growing greater with every sip.