Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

(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 Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

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

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

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

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

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

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

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

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

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From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

a visual display of information

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

dearly loved

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

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From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

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

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

any entry into an area not previously occupied

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

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

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

immediately past

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

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From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

a condition requiring relief

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

not any; not one

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

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

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

have ownership or possession of

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

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 So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

inferior in rank or status

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

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

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

inflected form of “repay” — pay back

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

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From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

transport commercially

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

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

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

plural of “start” — the beginning of anything

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

carry out

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

express in words

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

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

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

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

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

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

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

work hard

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

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

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

precisely as stated

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

at the time that

From this reading May all your voyage be like the outset, and when at last the oars fall from your hands, and those of Frank, may other loving ones be ready to take their turn of toil—and so, _bon voyage_!

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

which person or people

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Edinburgh: T. and A CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty DEAR MAUDE,—All the little two-oared boats which put out into the great ocean have need of some chart which will show them how to lay their course.

but in spite of that

From this reading Each starts full of happiness and confidence, and yet we know how many founder, for it is no easy voyage, and there are rocks and sandbanks upon the way.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If your peace should help another to peace, or your storm console another who is storm-tossed, then I know that you will feel repaid for this intrusion upon your privacy.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So I give a few pages of your own private log, which tell of days of peace, and days of storm—such storms as seem very petty from the deck of a high ship, but are serious for the two-oared boats.