used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wentworth yawned and stretched his arms over his head.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Wentworth yawned and stretched his arms over his head.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'What's the row?' he asked.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
a youthful male person
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
breakfast-gong
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From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Come, Wentworth,' he shouted, 'this won't do, you know.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Come, Wentworth,' he shouted, 'this won't do, you know.
set up or found
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Wentworth yawned and stretched his arms over his head.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
of great significance or value
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
Kenyon
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From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'Come, Wentworth,' he shouted, 'this won't do, you know.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
occupantnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənt/
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Wentworth yawned and stretched his arms over his head.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading 'What's the row?' he asked.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading 'Come, Wentworth,' he shouted, 'this won't do, you know.
state-room
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From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
not in physical motion
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Wentworth yawned and stretched his arms over his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Come, Wentworth,' he shouted, 'this won't do, you know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Get up! get up! breakfast, my boy! breakfast!--the most important meal in the day to a healthy man.'
the topmost one of two
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
Wentworth
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From this reading 'Come, Wentworth,' he shouted, 'this won't do, you know.
What's
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From this reading 'What's the row?' he asked.
at the time that
From this reading One morning, when Kenyon went to his state-room on hearing the breakfast-gong, he found the lazy occupant of the upper berth still in his bunk.
won't
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From this reading 'Come, Wentworth,' he shouted, 'this won't do, you know.
yawnedverbUS /jɔːnd/
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Wentworth yawned and stretched his arms over his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Come, Wentworth,' he shouted, 'this won't do, you know.
