Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

for the reason that

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

past form of “converse” — carry on a conversation

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading And his favourite observations were: “It’s a rotten country.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

in a decent manner

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

worn and broken down by hard use

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading Dirty weather.”

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

extremely

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

every person

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading And his favourite observations were: “It’s a rotten country.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

not easy to believe

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

showing curiosity

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

past form of “intern” — deprive of freedom

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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From this reading And his favourite observations were: “It’s a rotten country.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

of less size or importance

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

characterized by or capable of producing music

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading And his favourite observations were: “It’s a rotten country.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

force (someone) to have sex against their will

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

in a regular manner

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

possessing material wealth

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

very bad

From this reading And his favourite observations were: “It’s a rotten country.

transport commercially

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

a male human offspring

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

uncertain in purpose or action

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading Dirty weather.”

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

in or at the place that

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

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

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

a Caucasian

From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

which person or people

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.

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From this reading Fifth and sixth, a vacillating, staggering, decrepit creature with wildish white beard and eyes, who had been arrested—incredibly enough—for “rape.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Fifth, a fat, jolly, decently dressed man.—He had been to a camp where everyone danced, because an entire ship’s crew was interned there, and the crew were enormously musical, and the captain (having sold his ship) was rich and tipped the Director regularly; so everyone danced night and day, and the crew played, for the crew had brought their music with them.—He had a way of borrowing the paper (_Le Matin_) which we bought from one of the lesser _plantons_ who went to the town and got _Le Matin_ there; borrowing it before we had read it—by the sunset.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading With him his son, a pleasant youth quiet of demeanour, inquisitive of nature, with whom we sometimes conversed on the subject of the English Army.