used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
(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 Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
DanesnounUS /deɪnz/
plural of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
else
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From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
faintnessnounUS /ˈfeɪntnəs/
a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
only a very short time before
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
keen-sightedadjective
having very keen vision
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
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 So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
not any; not one
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
seamannounUS /ˈsiːmən/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
sportsnounUS /spɔːrts/
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
spyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
steeragenoun
the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
a special situation
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
Thorleif
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From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The Danes had hardly lost sight of me from the ships, for they had drifted backward and forward on the tide as I drifted, and I was never more than a mile from them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
the act of using
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
wearinessnounUS /ˈwɪrinəs/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
at the time that
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was indeed Thorleif whom I saw as the deadly faintness of utter weariness and want of food came over me, and I sank.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Until the tide turned to the eastward there had been no wind of any use to them, and that which came with sunset was barely enough to give them steerage way.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Now, if there is one thing that the northern folk of our kin think much of in the way of sports, it is swimming, and it seems that I won high praise from all.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
but in spite of that
From this reading So they had watched me for want of somewhat else to do, being worn out with the long fight; and when I was far off, some keen-sighted seaman would spy my head as it rose on a wave, and cry that the Saxon was yet swimming.
