Chapter VI

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

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

later than; following

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

put or pin the blame on

From this reading Still, I was greatly to blame.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading I had no business interesting myself in that simian jabber.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

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From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

divisible by two

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

something many people believe that is false

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading I’ll never forgive myself.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading Still, I was greatly to blame.

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

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

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

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

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

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

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From this reading I’ll never forgive myself.

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

From this reading I had no business interesting myself in that simian jabber.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading I had no business interesting myself in that simian jabber.

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

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

From this reading I had no business interesting myself in that simian jabber.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

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

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

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 “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

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

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I’ll never forgive myself.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I’ll never forgive myself.

not any; not one

From this reading I had no business interesting myself in that simian jabber.

plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

many times at short intervals

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

above and across; more than

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

express in words

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

an ape or monkey

From this reading I had no business interesting myself in that simian jabber.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

not in physical motion

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

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

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

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

From this reading Still, I was greatly to blame.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

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

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading “Ross,” said Letts after a long pause, “there is a stronger power still than the devil even on the West Coast of Africa.”

in or at the place that

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

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

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

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

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ***** “Women, I have often heard, have strange notions at times,” said Major Minton, leaning over the deck-chair under the awning of the _Penguin_, where his wife was sitting, “but that fancy which you say you had before your attack beats the record.