used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I opened the little shutter beside me and looked out.
fearless and daring
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
make calm or still
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
frowningadjectiveUS /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
the act of departing
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
headlands
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From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
how
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From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
immediately past
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I opened the little shutter beside me and looked out.
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 When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I opened the little shutter beside me and looked out.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
shutternounUS /ˈʃʌtər/
a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading I opened the little shutter beside me and looked out.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
not in physical motion
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From my narrow berth I looked out upon the now empty cabin, and at length some misty and confused sense of my situation crept slowly over me.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE VOYAGE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bold headlands of the southern coast were frowning in sullen and dark masses about a couple of miles distant, and I perceived that we were going fast through the water, which was beautifully calm and still.
at the time that
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
in or at the place that
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I awoke from the long, sound sleep which succeeded my last adventure, I had some difficulty in remembering where I was or how I had come there.
