Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

in an admirable manner

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

(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 Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

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

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

any person at all

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

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

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

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

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

confined by bonds

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

an occurrence of something

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

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

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

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From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

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

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

cause to burst with a violent release of energy

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

give expression to

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In Montreal the papers gave it headlines; from Toronto they sent special reporters.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

producing no result or effect

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading In Montreal the papers gave it headlines; from Toronto they sent special reporters.

a burst of deep loud hearty laughter

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

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

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article

From this reading In Montreal the papers gave it headlines; from Toronto they sent special reporters.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

ten 10s

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

be a hindrance or obstacle to

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

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

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

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

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world

From this reading In Montreal the papers gave it headlines; from Toronto they sent special reporters.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

the smallest of the Great Lakes

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading In Montreal the papers gave it headlines; from Toronto they sent special reporters.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

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

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

plural of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading In Montreal the papers gave it headlines; from Toronto they sent special reporters.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading In Montreal the papers gave it headlines; from Toronto they sent special reporters.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading In Montreal the papers gave it headlines; from Toronto they sent special reporters.

plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

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

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

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

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

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

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)

From this reading In Montreal the papers gave it headlines; from Toronto they sent special reporters.

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

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

having been warmed up

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

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

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.

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

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

during the time that

From this reading In Halifax they did know it, and in Vancouver, B.C., while every hundred miles nearer it warmed as a topic in proportion.

which person or people

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading In the wide stretches of a new country there is nothing to bound a local excitement, or to impede its transmission at full value.

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Of course, it was most of all the opportunity of Mr Horace Williams, of the Elgin Express, and of Rawlins, who held all the cards in their hands, and played them, it must be said, admirably, reducing the Mercury to all sorts of futile expedients to score, which the Express would invariably explode with a guffaw of contradiction the following day.

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

From this reading Elgin was a manufacturing town in southern Ontario, but they would have known every development of the Federal Bank case at the North Pole if there had been anybody there to learn.