used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
Abe
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From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
anew
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been fearing this very thing.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
put on clothes
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
equipoisenoun
equality of distribution
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
the organ of sight
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
fearingverbUS /ˈfɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "I have been fearing this very thing.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
set up or found
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
the act of departing
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
hasteningverbUS /ˈheɪsənɪŋ/
-ing form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been fearing this very thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been fearing this very thing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
immediately past
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
loonnounUS /luːn/
a worthless lazy fellow
From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
operatedverbUS /ˈɑːpəreɪtəd/
past form of “operate” — direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
regainverbUS /rɪˈɡeɪn/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
shouldn't
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From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
StormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MATE BECOMES CAPTAIN "Poor Jack!" murmured Abe Storms, hastening after him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
a special situation
From this reading "I have been fearing this very thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have been fearing this very thing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I have been fearing this very thing.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
at the time that
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When we get him away, dress him up, change his food, and give him a sight of a Boston vessel, he will be sure to come around; but, he has said too much already.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "But it has operated the other way, and I shouldn't wonder if he is as wild as a loon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He has taken the matter more to heart than I, and there has been a look in his eye in the last few weeks which showed he was not right; but I thought, when he found he was going back to his home again, he would almost instantly regain his mental equipoise.
