Chapter IX

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

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

of the most contemptible kind

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

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

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

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

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

aroused to action

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

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From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

past form of “boom” — make a resonant sound, like artillery

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

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From this reading CANDON George did.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

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From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

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

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

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

From this reading CANDON George did.

a native or inhabitant of Holland

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

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

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

divisible by two

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

plural of “exploit” — a notable achievement

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

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From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading CANDON George did.

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

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

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

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

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

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

too small or unimportant to merit attention

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

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From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

the literary culture

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

a gay feeling

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

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

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

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

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

past form of “restart” — start an engine again, for example

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

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

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

an earnest and sincere feeling

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

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

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

the adult male singing voice above baritone

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

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

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

a special situation

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

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

From this reading The letters came in day by day, some addressed to the club, some care of Joe Barrett, all of the same tenor.

the topmost one of two

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

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

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

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

From this reading An abject and crawling apology from the _Piker_, published and paid for in next morning’s papers, restarted the publicity campaign, and, though the press never recovered its first careless rapture, the thing had made good and was established in the mind of the public.

in or at the place that

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The expedition that had aroused mild merriment in the upper circles of San Francisco was received in dead seriousness by the middle and lower circles—even with enthusiasm.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The thing had vast appeal to the movie-red mind; the exploits of the Dutchman, inconsiderable enough in a world where criminal license had suddenly added cubits to its stature, had been boomed by the press.