used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
accusednounUS /əˈkjuːzd/
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
agentsnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənts/
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
bullyingnounUS /ˈbʊliɪŋ/
the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
burlyadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrli/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
Capelle
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
CAROLINES
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From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
correspondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
CRUISINGverbUS /ˈkruːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
firm'snounUS /fɜːrmz/
possessive form of “firm” — the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Guldenstern
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
HamburgnounUS /ˈhæmbərɡ/
a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
harbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
Hayston
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
heatedadjectiveUS /ˈhiːtəd/
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
IslandersnounUS /ˈaɪləndərz/
plural of “islander” — an inhabitant of an island
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Jakoits
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From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
Johann
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
kidnappingnounUS /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
managersnounUS /ˈmænədʒərz/
plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
Messrs
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
MilnenounUS /mɪln/
English writer of stories for children (1882-1956)
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Ponapé
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From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
on the contrary
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
residedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪdɪd/
past form of “reside” — make one's home in a particular place or community
From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
ScotnounUS /skɑːt/
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
stationsnounUS /ˈsteɪʃənz/
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
tradersnounUS /ˈtreɪdərz/
plural of “trader” — someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
tradingnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
in or at the place that
From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
belonging to which person
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
