Chapter XII

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Travelling to America on the _Mauretania_ some years back, I had a rather unusual experience.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

aroused to action

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Travelling to America on the _Mauretania_ some years back, I had a rather unusual experience.

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

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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

From this reading On this occasion, however, there was amongst the card-players one whose methods frankly puzzled me.

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

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

money in the form of bills or coins

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

of persons; not subject to change

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

dearly loved

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

a police officer who investigates crimes

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

past form of “doctor” — alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

From this reading On this occasion, however, there was amongst the card-players one whose methods frankly puzzled me.

many times at short intervals

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

a man of refinement

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

the most powerful members of a society

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

an established custom

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

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

From this reading Travelling to America on the _Mauretania_ some years back, I had a rather unusual experience.

plural of “harvest” — the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading On this occasion, however, there was amongst the card-players one whose methods frankly puzzled me.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

past form of “infest” — invade in great numbers

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

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

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

plural of “kite” — a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

16 ounces avoirdupois

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

plural of “liner” — (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

engage in

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

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From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

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

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

past form of “misdirect” — corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

plural of “monster” — an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

used to form the superlative

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

not any; not one

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading On this occasion, however, there was amongst the card-players one whose methods frankly puzzled me.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

many times at short intervals

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On this occasion, however, there was amongst the card-players one whose methods frankly puzzled me.

a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

inflected form of “outwit” — beat through cleverness and wit

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

plural of “passenger” — 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 As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

of or relating to a phenomenon

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

participate in games or sport

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

filled with bewilderment

From this reading On this occasion, however, there was amongst the card-players one whose methods frankly puzzled me.

not clear to the understanding

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

with low volume

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

on the contrary

From this reading Travelling to America on the _Mauretania_ some years back, I had a rather unusual experience.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

gather, as of natural products

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

-ing form of “swindle” — deprive of by deceit

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

in or at that place or location

From this reading On this occasion, however, there was amongst the card-players one whose methods frankly puzzled me.

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

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

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

From this reading On this occasion, however, there was amongst the card-players one whose methods frankly puzzled me.

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

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Travelling to America on the _Mauretania_ some years back, I had a rather unusual experience.

tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

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From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading Travelling to America on the _Mauretania_ some years back, I had a rather unusual experience.

not alert to danger or deception

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

the act of using

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

precisely as stated

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

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

From this reading On this occasion, however, there was amongst the card-players one whose methods frankly puzzled me.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

(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 As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

at the time that

From this reading I always, when travelling, make it a point to study these gentry, and as a rule it is no very difficult matter for me to detect their particular methods of swindling; when, of course, I make it my business to quietly warn such others of the saloon passengers as may be in the habit of playing cards in the smoke-room.

which person or people

From this reading As most people are perfectly well aware, these crack trans-Atlantic liners are frequently infested by card-sharpers, who prey upon the unwary amongst the passengers, and often reap large harvests in ready cash as the result of their misdirected enterprise.

belonging to which person

From this reading On this occasion, however, there was amongst the card-players one whose methods frankly puzzled me.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

in the company of; together with

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.

a late time of life

From this reading Travelling to America on the _Mauretania_ some years back, I had a rather unusual experience.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading SOME AMERICAN EXPERIENCES To New York on the _Mauretania_--Gambling on ocean liners--A “dear” old gentleman--Phenomenal luck--My suspicions are aroused--I play the part of a private detective--A puzzling proposition--The light that shone by night--My suspicions are confirmed--An artful dodge--A new use for smoke-coloured glasses--Doctored cards--The most beautiful American city --Los Angeles--Tuna-fishing at Santa Catalina--Monsters of 400-lb. weight--The Tuna Club--A record catch--Fishing with kites--Wild goat stalking--Outwitting a gambler--Diamond cut diamond--A ride on an ostrich--American police methods--An unpleasant experience.