used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
advancementnounUS /ədˈvænsmənt/
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
at or in the front
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
Bracewell
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From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
cadetnounUS /kəˈdet/
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
CadetsnounUS /kəˈdets/
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading Cadets had come and gone.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
careersnounUS /kərˈɪrz/
plural of “career” — the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Cadets had come and gone.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
DownesverbUS /daʊnz/
third-person singular of “down” — drink down entirely
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
FOGnounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
the act of giving
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Cadets had come and gone.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
grievingadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvɪŋ/
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
gritnounUS /ɡrɪt/
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
hazardsnounUS /ˈhæzərdz/
plural of “hazard” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
life'snounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
for more time
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
machine-like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
engage in
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
Margaret
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From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
MIDadjectiveUS /mɪd/
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
not any; not one
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
ploughedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
RoanokenounUS /ˈroʊənoʊk/
a city in southwestern Virginia
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
move stealthily
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
that is looked for
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
voyagesnounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒəz/
plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had sailed twelve voyages in the _Roanoke_, which every month ploughed her stately way across the Atlantic and return, through six thousand miles of hazards.
which person or people
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The cadet no longer dreamed of giving up his life's work on the sea.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading MID FOG AND ICE A year had passed since David Downes lay grieving in the hospital over the great chance he had let slip to help mend the fortunes of Captain Bracewell and Margaret.
a late time of life
From this reading Few of them who sought to make their careers in this way had the grit and patience to endure the machine-like routine in which advancement lay years and years ahead.
