used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Yes, you certainly admitted that you had great hope of Woman.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
anew
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
in the past
From this reading Woman felt, long ago; she is beginning to feel again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Woman felt, long ago; she is beginning to feel again.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
boat'snounUS /boʊts/
possessive form of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Yes, you certainly admitted that you had great hope of Woman.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Woman felt, long ago; she is beginning to feel again.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Woman felt, long ago; she is beginning to feel again.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
Harold
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From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And so I have.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Woman felt, long ago; she is beginning to feel again.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
likelihoodnounUS /ˈlaɪklihʊd/
the probability of a specified outcome
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Woman felt, long ago; she is beginning to feel again.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
on one occasion
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Woman felt, long ago; she is beginning to feel again.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so I have.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
topicnounUS /ˈtɑːpɪk/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The boat had drifted once again into the centre of the same scene, and there seemed to be a likelihood of at least two of the boat’s company drifting back to the topic of the previous afternoon.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, you certainly admitted that you had great hope of Woman.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I THINK you remarked that you had great hope of Woman,” said Harold, the next day.
