aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
(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 The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
dearly loved
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Even grown-up people easily forget their sorrows in new scenes.
divisible by two
From this reading Even grown-up people easily forget their sorrows in new scenes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
to or in any or all places
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Even grown-up people easily forget their sorrows in new scenes.
set up or found
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
grown-up
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From this reading Even grown-up people easily forget their sorrows in new scenes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
Jeff
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From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
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 For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
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 On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Even grown-up people easily forget their sorrows in new scenes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Even grown-up people easily forget their sorrows in new scenes.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Even grown-up people easily forget their sorrows in new scenes.
transport commercially
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
in the near future
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Even grown-up people easily forget their sorrows in new scenes.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
stewardsnounUS /ˈstuːərdz/
plural of “steward” — someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
stokersnounUS /ˈstoʊkərz/
plural of “stoker” — Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even grown-up people easily forget their sorrows in new scenes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Of course he was not always thinking of his home in India, or of the dear faces he had left behind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
unlikelyadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪkli/
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading On the voyage home Jeff found many things to amuse him, and made friends in every part of the big steamer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For Jeff soon knew his way about the ship, and was here, there, and everywhere all day long.
at the time that
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The stewards, and the crew, and the stokers would all smile, or have some joke ready, when his bright little face appeared round some unlikely corner.
