used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I want to ask the Bracewells and Mr. Becket up to dinner.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I want to ask the Bracewells and Mr. Becket up to dinner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
BecketnounUS /ˈbekət/
(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
From this reading I want to ask the Bracewells and Mr. Becket up to dinner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
fearless and daring
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
a youthful male person
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
BRACEWELL'S
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From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
Bracewells
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to ask the Bracewells and Mr. Becket up to dinner.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
CochrannounUS /ˈkɑːkrən/
United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
comradeshipnoun
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading I want to ask the Bracewells and Mr. Becket up to dinner.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
domineeringadjectiveUS /ˌdɑːməˈnɪrɪŋ/
tending to domineer
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
destroyed or killed
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to ask the Bracewells and Mr. Becket up to dinner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
for more time
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I want to ask the Bracewells and Mr. Becket up to dinner.
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
on one occasion
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
pienounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
postponedverbUS /poʊstˈpoʊnd/
past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
transport commercially
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
a male human offspring
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
make square
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
up to a particular time
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I want to ask the Bracewells and Mr. Becket up to dinner.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "There is no sense in waiting till David, the bold sailor boy, comes home from sea.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to ask the Bracewells and Mr. Becket up to dinner.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
at the time that
From this reading CAPTAIN BRACEWELL'S SHIP David had been gone a week, when Arthur Cochran announced to his father:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Since their disaster at sea the domineering manner of Mr. Cochran toward his son had changed to a relation of good comradeship, in which Arthur no longer feared and trembled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You postponed it once, before I turned up, and anyhow you owe them a dinner to square yourself for the apple pie you got away with."
