Chapter I

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

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

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

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

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

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

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

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

a line of approach

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

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From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

terminate

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

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From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

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From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

a soft partly suppressed laugh

From this reading The report of the rifle stopped the chuckle on my lips.

-ing form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

a person who carries a message

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

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From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

put on clothes

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

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From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

a person skilled in large scale financial transactions

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

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From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

the sound of growling (as made by animals)

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

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

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

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

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

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

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

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

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

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

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

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

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

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

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

and nothing more

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

in a slow and lazy manner

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading The report of the rifle stopped the chuckle on my lips.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

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

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

the force of workers available

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

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From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

possessive form of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

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From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

participate in games or sport

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

-ing form of “prospect” — search for something desirable

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading The report of the rifle stopped the chuckle on my lips.

steal goods; take as spoils

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

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From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

in or at or to some place

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

past form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading The report of the rifle stopped the chuckle on my lips.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

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From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

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

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

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

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

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

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

push forcefully

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

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

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

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From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

precisely as stated

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

a message informing of danger

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

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

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I had just been chuckling at the idea of what the men in Wall Street or the dandies of Fifth Avenue would have thought of Chase F. Bergwyn, millionaire, mine-owner, and financier, could they have seen me then vagabondising in the Bosnian hills.

at the time that

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

in or at the place that

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

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

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _Author of “When I Was Czar,” “For Love or Crown,” “A Courier of Fortune,” “In The Name of a Woman,” “Sarita the Carlist,” etc., etc._ It was a rifle shot, sure enough, somewhere in the hills, and Chris raised his huge head with a low growl and thrust his nose against me in warning.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading My dress was a kind of nondescript native costume, half peasant’s, half miner’s, very dirty and worn with my rough prospecting work; and I carried a ten days’ growth of scrubby beard on my sun-tanned face.

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

From this reading I was lying on the flat of my back, my hands clasped under my head, thinking lazily, as I watched the glorious sunset amid the Gravenje hills--where the play of sunset colour is at times almost as fine as in Colorado--and speculated when the storm which was brewing would break.