Chapter I

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From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

characteristic of or containing alcohol

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

(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 But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

changed in form or character without becoming something else

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

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

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

any thing at all

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

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

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of "The Colossus," "The Fugitives," etc.

a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

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From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

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 If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

From this reading Author of "The Colossus," "The Fugitives," etc.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

a particular society at a particular time and place

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

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From this reading Author of "The Colossus," "The Fugitives," etc.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

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From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

From this reading Author of "The Colossus," "The Fugitives," etc.

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From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

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

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

easy to reach

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

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

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

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

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

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From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

set down according to a plan

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

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From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

a particular point in time

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

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

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

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

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "The Colossus," "The Fugitives," etc.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

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From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

express in words

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

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

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

a male human offspring

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

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

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

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From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

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

From this reading Author of "The Colossus," "The Fugitives," etc.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

the act of using

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

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

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

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

From this reading But if that same son of culture had used his mother tongue, as altered for popular use in the West, and had murmured: "Jerusalem but Mr. Smith's the daisy of all!"

which person or people

From this reading Mr. Smith, who ran a sailors' boarding-house in that part of San Francisco known as the Barbary Coast, was absolutely _sui generis_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading _Third Impression_ Published August, 1903 THE WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS The Idlers Lady Penelope Rachel Marr The Promotion of the Admiral L. C. PAGE COMPANY New England Building Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading If any drunken scallawag of a scholar, who had drifted ashore on his boarding-house mud-flats, had ventured in a moment of alcoholic reminiscence to say so in the classic tongue, Shanghai Smith would have "laid him out cold" with anything handy, from a stone-ware match-box to an empty bottle.