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From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
akinadjectiveUS /əˈkɪn/
similar in quality or character
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
cannot
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From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
ceasesnounUS /ˈsiːsɪz/
plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
choosingverbUS /ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
deedsnounUS /diːdz/
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
Dennis
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From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
dilemmanounUS /dɪˈlemə/
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
dominatesverbUS /ˈdɑːməneɪts/
third-person singular of “dominate” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
Drake's
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From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
dwarfingverbUS /ˈdwɔːrfɪŋ/
-ing form of “dwarf” — make appear small by comparison
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
one or the other of two
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
ELOI
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From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
fictionaladjectiveUS /ˈfɪkʃənəl/
related to or involving literary fiction
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
fictitiousadjectiveUS /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
Francis
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From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading LOI "The Spaniard swung round" _Frontispiece_.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
glamournounUS /ˈɡlæmər/
alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
Hazelrig
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From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
HERBERTnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading HERBERT STRANG.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
historicaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
hornsnounUS /hɔːrnz/
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
illustrateverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪt/
clarify by giving an example of
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
investsverbUS /ˌɪnˈvests/
third-person singular of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
LOI
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From this reading LOI "The Spaniard swung round" _Frontispiece_.
loomsnounUS /luːmz/
plural of “loom” — a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
something that is lost
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
MapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
come together
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
an amount of time
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
personages
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From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
presidingverbUS /prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “preside” — act as president
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
robbingverbUS /ˈrɑːbɪŋ/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
romancer
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From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading LOI "The Spaniard swung round" _Frontispiece_.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
Identical; not different.
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
seamannounUS /ˈsiːmən/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
singledverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡəld/
past form of “single” — hit a single
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
SpaniardnounUS /ˈspænjərd/
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading LOI "The Spaniard swung round" _Frontispiece_.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
STRANG
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From this reading HERBERT STRANG.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading LOI "The Spaniard swung round" _Frontispiece_.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading In the following pages I have tried to meet the difficulty by making Francis Drake the presiding genius of the story.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading _See p._ 78 "Captain singled out Captain" "The sailor threw up his left hand to ward off the attack" "A shot fell immediately in their wake" Map to illustrate Drake's adventures "The seaman flung him bodily at the fourth Spaniard." ELOI
at the time that
From this reading The deeds of Dennis Hazelrig are akin to those of Drake; the same spirit of adventure dominates them: and when, in the course of the story, the real and the fictitious personages meet, it is, I trust, without loss of dignity to either.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
which person or people
From this reading The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either dwarfing the former until the young reader ceases to find him interesting, or robbing the latter of some of the glamour with which history invests him.
