used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
in addition
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I waited until near midnight and she didn't appear.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But I waited until near midnight and she didn't appear.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
bookedadjectiveUS /bʊkt/
reserved in advance
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I waited until near midnight and she didn't appear.
cabaretsnounUS /ˌkæbərˈeɪz/
plural of “cabaret” — a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
CrystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
didn't
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From this reading But I waited until near midnight and she didn't appear.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
EastmannounUS /ˈiːstmən/
United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
freighternounUS /ˈfreɪtər/
a cargo ship
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
the act of departing
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
HarlemnounUS /ˈhɑːrləm/
a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
illegaladjectiveUS /ˌɪˈliːɡəl/
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
immediately past
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading But I waited until near midnight and she didn't appear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading But I waited until near midnight and she didn't appear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I waited until near midnight and she didn't appear.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
speakeasies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
stokernounUS /ˈstoʊkər/
Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I signed on as a stoker on a slow freighter going to Liverpool.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But I waited until near midnight and she didn't appear.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But I waited until near midnight and she didn't appear.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had arranged to have a last meal together on the eve of my sailing.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So I went out alone in Harlem, visiting the speakeasies and cabarets and drinking a farewell to the illegal bars.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just as that time, Crystal Eastman also had booked passage on another boat to go with her children to London to join her husband.
