used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DYNAMITE SHIP "In a German port!
anew
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Germany at last!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
Bert's
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From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
someone who is a detective
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
having the place or position changed
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
DYNAMITEnounUS /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
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opinion or judgment
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
a person of German nationality
From this reading THE DYNAMITE SHIP "In a German port!
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Germany at last!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
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 Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DYNAMITE SHIP "In a German port!
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
and nothing more
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
immediately past
From this reading Germany at last!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
NorthlandnounUS /ˈnɔːrθlænd/
any region lying in or toward the north
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading THE DYNAMITE SHIP "In a German port!
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
Right-o
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From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
transport commercially
From this reading THE DYNAMITE SHIP "In a German port!
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DYNAMITE SHIP "In a German port!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Opening his eyes, he remembered with a thrill, that the _Northland_ was to reach port, the great port of Hamburg, during the night just passed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
male cat
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
at the time that
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an impatient little shake at being disturbed, he turned over, and was drifting away, when Bert's joyous "Right-o, Dick, Germany at last!" brought him all the way back again.
the words that are spoken
From this reading To Tom coming slowly back from the land of dreams, the words spoken in Dick's voice sounded as if they came from a long, long distance.
