Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Pooh!" replied Picton, "what do you want to be bothering with the sun for?"

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

From this reading "Pooh!" replied Picton, "what do you want to be bothering with the sun for?"

eat an early morning meal

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Pooh!" replied Picton, "what do you want to be bothering with the sun for?"

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

fasten with a hook

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

and nothing more

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Pooh!" replied Picton, "what do you want to be bothering with the sun for?"

plural of “prejudice” — a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

move upward

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

a partiality for some particular place

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

a person who changes location

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

an act of traveling by water

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "Nothing, only it is morning; let us get up, I want to see the sun rise out of the ocean."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The Voyage of the "Balaklava"--Something of a Fog--A Novel Sensation--Picton bursts out--"Nothing to do"--Breakfast under Way--A Phantom Boat--Mackerel--Gone, Hook and Line--The Colonists--Sectionalism and Prejudices--Cod-fishing and an Unexpected Banquet--Past the Old French Town--A Pretty Respectable Breeze--We get past the Rocks--Louisburgh.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Hallo!" replied the traveller, sitting up on his locker; "what is the matter now?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Pooh!" replied Picton, "what do you want to be bothering with the sun for?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Pooh!" replied Picton, "what do you want to be bothering with the sun for?"