(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 It was my own Island of Sercq I longed for, and all that it held and meant for me.
a quantity of money
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
boardedverbUS /ˈbɔːrdəd/
past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading My greatest hope was to return to French and English waters in the _Josephine_.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
fetteredadjectiveUS /ˈfetərd/
bound by chains fastened around the ankles
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading My greatest hope was to return to French and English waters in the _Josephine_.
furtheredverbUS /ˈfɜːrðərd/
past form of “further” — promote the growth of
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
highest in quality
From this reading My greatest hope was to return to French and English waters in the _Josephine_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It was my own Island of Sercq I longed for, and all that it held and meant for me.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading My greatest hope was to return to French and English waters in the _Josephine_.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
improvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvd/
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
JOSEPHINE
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From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading It was my own Island of Sercq I longed for, and all that it held and meant for me.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
MartiniquenounUS /mɑːrtɪˈniːk/
an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It was my own Island of Sercq I longed for, and all that it held and meant for me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
not any; not one
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was my own Island of Sercq I longed for, and all that it held and meant for me.
by chance
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
compacted by ironing
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
promptlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmptli/
with little or no delay
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
prospectsnounUS /ˈprɑːspekts/
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
on the contrary
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading My greatest hope was to return to French and English waters in the _Josephine_.
Sercq
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From this reading It was my own Island of Sercq I longed for, and all that it held and meant for me.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
transport commercially
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
tighteradjectiveUS /ˈtaɪtər/
comparative of “tight” — closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My greatest hope was to return to French and English waters in the _Josephine_.
look attentively
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading My greatest hope was to return to French and English waters in the _Josephine_.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For in the end I must have boarded some English ship and been promptly pressed into the service, and that was by no means what I wanted.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading HOW THE _JOSEPHINE_ CAME HOME I had ample time to look my prospects in the face while we kept watch and ward on Martinique, and no amount of looking improved them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I could perhaps have slipped away into the island, but that would in no way have furthered my getting home, rather would it have fettered me with new and tighter bonds.
