Chapter X

from one side of something to the other

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

later than; following

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

anew

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

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From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

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From this reading "Just listen to this!" broke in Aunt Amanda.

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

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

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

From this reading "As I was saying----" "Never mind that," said Toby.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading "Just listen to this!" broke in Aunt Amanda.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "Tell us what we had better do."

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

lacking funds

From this reading "Just listen to this!" broke in Aunt Amanda.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

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

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Tell us what we had better do."

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

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

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

From this reading "Tell us what we had better do."

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

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911)

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

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

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "As I was saying----" "Never mind that," said Toby.

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

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

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

From this reading "Just listen to this!" broke in Aunt Amanda.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

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

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

and nothing more

From this reading "Just listen to this!" broke in Aunt Amanda.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

hear with intention

From this reading "Just listen to this!" broke in Aunt Amanda.

most important element

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "As I was saying----" "Never mind that," said Toby.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "As I was saying----" "Never mind that," said Toby.

not any; not one

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

not one, and not any

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

above and across; more than

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

yielding a fair profit

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "As I was saying----" "Never mind that," said Toby.

the quality of being holy

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading "As I was saying----" "Never mind that," said Toby.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

express in words

From this reading "Tell us what we had better do."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "As I was saying----" "Never mind that," said Toby.

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

From this reading CAPTAIN HIGGINSON AND THE SPANISH MAIN The Churchwarden, having put back into his pocket the bottle of Odour of Sanctity, folded his hands across his fat stomach and began again:

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

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

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

From this reading "Just listen to this!" broke in Aunt Amanda.

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

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat

From this reading "As I was saying----" "Never mind that," said Toby.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Tell us what we had better do."

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

From this reading "As I was saying----" "Never mind that," said Toby.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Tell us what we had better do."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

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

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Tell us what we had better do."

comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading "Well, as I was saying," went on the Churchwarden, paying no attention to Toby, "the best idea that occurs to me, after thinking it over considerable, is that--But I ain't saying there's none better, and I don't lay claim to being any wiser than--Anyway, it seems to me we ought to----"