Chapter XVII

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Is this the lady?” he asked laconically.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

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

From this reading He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

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From this reading He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

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From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

the top edge of a vessel or other container

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

muscular and heavily built

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

without care or concern

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

with equanimity

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

(of hair) having curls or waves

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

one or the other of two

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

changed for (replaced by) something different

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

set up or found

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

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

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

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

From this reading “Is this the lady?” he asked laconically.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

in a dry laconic manner

From this reading “Is this the lady?” he asked laconically.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading “Is this the lady?” he asked laconically.

held up in the air

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

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 He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

not one, and not any

From this reading He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

unusual or striking

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

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

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

being ten more than fifty

From this reading He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

caught or fixed

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

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

From this reading “Is this the lady?” he asked laconically.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

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

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

precisely as stated

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

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

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

English poet and theologian (1674-1748)

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

at the time that

From this reading When he was introduced to her as “Richard Watts,” he took his china pipe from his mouth, and lifted the brim of a vast sombrero hat stuck carelessly upon the very back of his curly black hair.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

which person or people

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

the words that are spoken

From this reading THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN MISTS A burly man, with a great black beard and a sunburnt face, drove up to the place as she spoke and exchanged words with Brandon.

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

From this reading He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.

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

From this reading He had obtained a little pony-cart, by some occult means of which old travellers are the master; and he sat in it, smoking contentedly, as one who found nothing remarkable either in his presence at Wörth or in the circumstances which brought him there.

a late time of life

From this reading He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.

but in spite of that

From this reading He would be a man of sixty years, Beatrix thought--a man of many cities, yet the servant of none.