Chapter I

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

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

From this reading At the gable of these sheds the Hard Cases waited, alert for anybody of importance coming from citywards.

side by side

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading But they did not forget that the important person might be already in the sheds.

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

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

any person at all

From this reading At the gable of these sheds the Hard Cases waited, alert for anybody of importance coming from citywards.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

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

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

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

From this reading But they did not forget that the important person might be already in the sheds.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they did not forget that the important person might be already in the sheds.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

put or send forth

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

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

From this reading At the gable of these sheds the Hard Cases waited, alert for anybody of importance coming from citywards.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading At the gable of these sheds the Hard Cases waited, alert for anybody of importance coming from citywards.

without stop or interruption

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But they did not forget that the important person might be already in the sheds.

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

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading But they did not forget that the important person might be already in the sheds.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

From this reading At the gable of these sheds the Hard Cases waited, alert for anybody of importance coming from citywards.

plural of “glance” — a quick look

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

the quality of being important and worthy of note

From this reading At the gable of these sheds the Hard Cases waited, alert for anybody of importance coming from citywards.

of great significance or value

From this reading But they did not forget that the important person might be already in the sheds.

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

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

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

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

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

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

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

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading But they did not forget that the important person might be already in the sheds.

a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

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

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But they did not forget that the important person might be already in the sheds.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

make a painting

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

coated with paint

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

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 You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

a human being

From this reading But they did not forget that the important person might be already in the sheds.

select carefully from a group

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

a result

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

get rid of

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

From this reading At the gable of these sheds the Hard Cases waited, alert for anybody of importance coming from citywards.

the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

an elevated geological formation

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

a person, without saying who

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

the complete duration of something

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

(ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

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

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

in or at that place or location

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading At the gable of these sheds the Hard Cases waited, alert for anybody of importance coming from citywards.

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

From this reading But they did not forget that the important person might be already in the sheds.

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

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

something that serves as a means of transportation

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

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

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

not permitting the passage of water

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading Somebody was playing a mouth-organ in the midst of a group of "hard cases" that waited on a certain wharf at Montreal.

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

From this reading Therefore, as they strolled a step or two forth and back, or double-shuffled in response to the mouth organ, they cast glances now and then into the shed, between the lattice-work of a barrier at its end, a barrier that continued the slope of the roof to the wharf-side and about a foot beyond.

which person or people

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

in the company of; together with

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You who arrive there in spick and span passenger steamers can pick out the place from the promenade decks as you come alongside, for on the shed roofs is painted, with waterproof paint, "The Saint Lawrence Shipping and Transport Co., Ltd."