used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The captain looked a good man, and a good man was a friend to Clare!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The captain looked a good man, and a good man was a friend to Clare!
eagerly desirous
From this reading Clare followed, wondering, but nowise anxious.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT HOME.
the two together, not just one
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
bulkheadnounUS /ˈbʌlkhed/
a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clare followed, wondering, but nowise anxious.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain looked a good man, and a good man was a friend to Clare!
Clare
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From this reading Clare followed, wondering, but nowise anxious.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Clare followed, wondering, but nowise anxious.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The captain looked a good man, and a good man was a friend to Clare!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The captain looked a good man, and a good man was a friend to Clare!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw nothing to make him anxious.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw nothing to make him anxious.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AT HOME.
how
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From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The captain looked a good man, and a good man was a friend to Clare!
engage in
From this reading He saw nothing to make him anxious.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The captain looked a good man, and a good man was a friend to Clare!
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He saw nothing to make him anxious.
nowiseadverb
in no manner
From this reading Clare followed, wondering, but nowise anxious.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw nothing to make him anxious.
scarecrownounUS /ˈskærkroʊ/
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
state-room
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From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
carry out
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The captain looked a good man, and a good man was a friend to Clare!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He saw nothing to make him anxious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captain looked a good man, and a good man was a friend to Clare!
at the time that
From this reading But when he entered the state-room, and saw himself from head to foot in a mirror let into a bulkhead, he was both startled and ashamed: how could the captain take such a scarecrow into his room! he thought.
showing curiosity
From this reading Clare followed, wondering, but nowise anxious.
