used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
anew
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
bulwarks
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From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot lose him; I loved him so."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
a young person of either sex
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
let fall to the ground
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
one or the other of two
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
divisible by two
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
at any time
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
fastenverbUS /ˈfæsən/
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
death of a person
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
the literary culture
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I cannot lose him; I loved him so."
held dear
From this reading I cannot lose him; I loved him so."
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
sewverbUS /soʊ/
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I cannot lose him; I loved him so."
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
carry out
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
terminationnounUS /tərməˈneɪʃən/
a coming to an end of a contract period
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
migratory
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
a Caucasian
From this reading "But I shall see him again," she sobbed, as I was helping her to sew the little white body up in its hammock.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The good God will take care of him and let me find him again, even out of the deep sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
produce a literary work
From this reading |Max says I am to write an end to my journal, tie it up with his letters and mine, fasten a stone to it, and drop it over the ship's bulwarks into this blue, blue sea.--That is, either he threatened me or I him--I forget which, with such a solemn termination; but I doubt if we shall ever have courage to do it.
the day immediately before today
From this reading It would feel something like dropping a little child into this "wild and wandering grave," as a poor mother on board had to do yesterday.
