Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

consider or hold as true

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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

From this reading We are goin' to fetch the justice to them!

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading And sir, when we cannot do that, sir, by ourselves, sir,--no, sir! no police!"

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

place limits on (extent or amount or access)

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

grow worse

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "'Sir, mie fam'lie do not want to fetch him to justice!--neither Palmyre!

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

plural of “endeavor” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

divisible by two

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading "'Sir, mie fam'lie do not want to fetch him to justice!--neither Palmyre!

a social unit living together

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

in a faint and feeble manner

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading "'Sir, mie fam'lie do not want to fetch him to justice!--neither Palmyre!

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

for a limitless time

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading We are goin' to fetch the justice to them!

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From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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

From this reading "'Sir, mie fam'lie do not want to fetch him to justice!--neither Palmyre!

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

someone who causes the death of a person or animal

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading "'Sir, mie fam'lie do not want to fetch him to justice!--neither Palmyre!

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading "'Sir, mie fam'lie do not want to fetch him to justice!--neither Palmyre!

not any; not one

From this reading And sir, when we cannot do that, sir, by ourselves, sir,--no, sir! no police!"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "'Sir, mie fam'lie do not want to fetch him to justice!--neither Palmyre!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading And sir, when we cannot do that, sir, by ourselves, sir,--no, sir! no police!"

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From this reading "'Sir, mie fam'lie do not want to fetch him to justice!--neither Palmyre!

inspired by love for your country

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

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From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

express in words

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

term of address for a man

From this reading "'Sir, mie fam'lie do not want to fetch him to justice!--neither Palmyre!

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We are goin' to fetch the justice to them!

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "'Sir, mie fam'lie do not want to fetch him to justice!--neither Palmyre!

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are goin' to fetch the justice to them!

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

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

at the time that

From this reading And sir, when we cannot do that, sir, by ourselves, sir,--no, sir! no police!"

in or at the place that

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

which person or people

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

a late time of life

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

but in spite of that

From this reading WHERE SOME CREOLE MONEY GOES And yet the family committee that ordered the inscription, the mason who cut it in the marble--himself a sort of half-Grandissime, half-nobody--and even the fair women who each eve of All-Saints came, attended by flower-laden slave girls, to lay coronals upon the old man's tomb, felt, feebly at first, and more and more distinctly as years went by, that Forever was a trifle long for one to confine one's patriotic affection to a small fraction of a great country.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading * * * * * "And you say your family decline to accept the assistance of the police in their endeavors to bring the killer of your uncle to justice?" asked some _Américain_ or other of 'Polyte Grandissime.