Chapter III

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

anew

From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

(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 THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

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

From this reading I go looking for gold, as a rule; sometimes I find it, and sometimes I don’t.

the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

a youthful male person

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

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From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

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From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

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From this reading I go looking for gold, as a rule; sometimes I find it, and sometimes I don’t.

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

to come or go into

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

divisible by two

From this reading Enough even for the Marquis.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I go looking for gold, as a rule; sometimes I find it, and sometimes I don’t.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

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

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

coins made of gold

From this reading I go looking for gold, as a rule; sometimes I find it, and sometimes I don’t.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

characterized by enmity or ill will

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

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

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

connected by participation or association or use

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

From this reading Enough even for the Marquis.

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

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

a resort town in east central Florida

From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading I go looking for gold, as a rule; sometimes I find it, and sometimes I don’t.

Identical; not different.

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading I go looking for gold, as a rule; sometimes I find it, and sometimes I don’t.

A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

express a supposition

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port

From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

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

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

a source of difficulty

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

being four more than twenty

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

not known

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

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

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading If I do, I can have a good time with it in Sydney or Melbourne; if I didn’t, I can look again.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading THE JUMPING BAMBOO To enter an unknown, hostile town in the heart of New Guinea――to have trouble over a village beauty, see a sorcerer restore the dead to life, discover a huge diamond, and be involved in a sudden death――all within twenty-four hours――is adventure enough for any one.

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

From this reading It was more than enough for me――I do not go out looking for adventures, any more than I suppose a confectioner’s boy would go out looking for cakes; and for the same reason――I am sick of them.