Chapter XXI

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

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

matters of personal concern

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

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

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

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

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

A line that marks the limits of an area.

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

of or relating or belonging to a city

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

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

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

to cause to separate and go in different directions

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

half asleep

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

earlier in time; previously

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

apart from; not including

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

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From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

set up or found

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

the distance around a person's body

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

the act of departing

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

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

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

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

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

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

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

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

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

ten 10s

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

to make better

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

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

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

to an insufferable degree

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

not any; not one

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

occurring from time to time

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

plural of “recess” — a state of abeyance or suspended business

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

worried and uneasy

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

a ribbon used as a decoration

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

a careless leisurely gait

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

a member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

a trait of dignified seriousness

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

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

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

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

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

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

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

-ing form of “toll” — ring slowly

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

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

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

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

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

precisely as stated

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify

From this reading They rose about him, old and great of girth, a tremendous colonnade of towering trunks, two hundred feet above the narrow riband of driving road which was further walled in by tall green fern.

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

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

(of hair) having waves

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Jimmy had arrived in Vancouver a few hours earlier with the _Shasta_ loaded deep, but, although affairs had been going tolerably well with the Company, this fact afforded him no very great satisfaction.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

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

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

make whistling sounds

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

which person or people

From this reading JIMMY GROWS RESTLESS The city was almost insufferably hot, and Jimmy, who had time on his hands that afternoon, found it pleasant to saunter through the dim green shadow among the Stanley pines which crowd close up to its western boundary.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading Here they cut a little foot-path, there a wavy driving road, but except for that they left the Stanley Park a beautiful strip of primeval wilderness.

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There was drowsy silence in those dim recesses, and a solemnity which the occasional faint hoot of a whistle or tolling of a locomotive bell did not seem to dissipate, for the civic authorities had, up to that time, at least, with somewhat unusual wisdom made no attempt to improve on what nature had done for them.