Chapter XXVII

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From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

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

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

later than; following

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

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

From this reading "Someone who is almost as interested in finding her as I am."

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Someone who is almost as interested in finding her as I am."

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

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

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

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

with attention; in an attentive manner

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

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

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

possessive form of “blake” — visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

someone who drives a taxi for a living

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

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From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

the organ of sight

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading "Someone who is almost as interested in finding her as I am."

being ten more than thirty

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "Who's your friend, Mr. Morris?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

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

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

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

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

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

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

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

From this reading "Someone who is almost as interested in finding her as I am."

past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading "Someone who is almost as interested in finding her as I am."

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

From this reading "Someone who is almost as interested in finding her as I am."

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

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

a particular point in time

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading "Who's your friend, Mr. Morris?

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Who's your friend, Mr. Morris?

the northwestern region of the United States

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

select carefully from a group

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

for a short time

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

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

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

in a shrewd manner

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

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

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

a person, without saying who

From this reading "Someone who is almost as interested in finding her as I am."

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

From this reading She looked at him shrewdly from the corner of her eye as the cab started forward, and after a moment she said:

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

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

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

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

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

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

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

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

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

during the time that

From this reading 111 WEST FORTY ---- STREET Gertrude Shultze listened attentively while Donald instructed the cabman to go to number 111 West Forty ---- Street, but to stop on the way and pick up another passenger on the northwest corner of Thirty-ninth Street.

which person or people

From this reading "Someone who is almost as interested in finding her as I am."

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

From this reading "Who's your friend, Mr. Morris?

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

From this reading I shouldn't think Miss Blake would be any too crazy to have a crowd----" "It's a friend of Miss Blake's," said Morris, shortly.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Who's your friend, Mr. Morris?