Chapter XVI

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

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

(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 The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

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

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

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

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading “Yeh, Boss?” the fellow replied, expectantly.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

-ing form of “curse” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

treated or impregnated with a foreign substance

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

administer a drug to

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

in an expectant manner

From this reading “Yeh, Boss?” the fellow replied, expectantly.

a boy or man

From this reading “Yeh, Boss?” the fellow replied, expectantly.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

in a fluent manner

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

a professional killer who uses a gun

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

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

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

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From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

only a very short time before

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

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

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

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From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

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From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

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

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

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

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

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

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

someone who causes the death of a person or animal

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

set down according to a plan

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

plural of “lieutenant” — a commissioned military officer

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

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From this reading “You, Marzonij,” said he to the smallest of the men.

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

the force of workers available

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

having or showing no mercy

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

having a pale face

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading “Yeh, Boss?” the fellow replied, expectantly.

not arrogant or presuming

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “You, Marzonij,” said he to the smallest of the men.

for a short time

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading “You, Marzonij,” said he to the smallest of the men.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

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

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

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

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

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

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

the third day of the week; the second working day

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

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

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

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

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

at the time that

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

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

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.

which person or people

From this reading They were a cold and hard-appearing group of men quite in contrast to the emotional Hegarty who now laid before them a proposition.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

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

From this reading Thin, pale-faced, he did not look as one would expect him to look, for Marzonij was Hegarty’s best gunman, a merciless killer when doped with a certain drug to which he was addicted.

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From this reading “Yeh, Boss?” the fellow replied, expectantly.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You, Marzonij,” said he to the smallest of the men.

the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading The Fight Begins At Zenith Point Hegarty, starting Tuesday morning, had paced the deck all day, stopping hardly for meals, cursing fluently at the slightest interruption of his thoughts, and finally retiring to his cabin in the late afternoon to which he shortly summoned his lieutenants.