used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
(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 The astonishment of all three of the prisoners was overwhelming.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
artfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːrtfəli/
in an artful manner
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading The astonishment of all three of the prisoners was overwhelming.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Ysabel set the basket down on the floor.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
CarlosnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊs/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
a female human offspring
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
disguisedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ysabel set the basket down on the floor.
the act of consuming food
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
apart from; not including
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
filibusternounUS /ˈfɪləbʌstər/
a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
Fingal
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From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Ysabel set the basket down on the floor.
Grampusnoun
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
Jim
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From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
LOYALTYnounUS /ˈlɔɪəlti/
the quality of being loyal
From this reading UNEXPECTED LOYALTY.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The astonishment of all three of the prisoners was overwhelming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ysabel set the basket down on the floor.
others
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From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
overwhelmingadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading The astonishment of all three of the prisoners was overwhelming.
painsnounUS /peɪnz/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The astonishment of all three of the prisoners was overwhelming.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ysabel set the basket down on the floor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
SixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The astonishment of all three of the prisoners was overwhelming.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The astonishment of all three of the prisoners was overwhelming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading UNEXPECTED LOYALTY.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Fingal and all the others, except Don Carlos, are eating,” said she, in a low voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The astonishment of all three of the prisoners was overwhelming.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
Ysabel
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From this reading Ysabel Sixty, the daughter of Captain Jim Sixty, the captured filibuster, there aboard the _Grampus!_ She was so artfully disguised, too, that the prisoners would never have recognized her had she not taken the pains to reveal her identity.
