used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
(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 boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It is at this point that the story gets a bit serious.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
a youthful male person
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boy's nurse, a coloured woman, had received a fatal wound.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
put or send forth
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
Charley
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From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The boy's nurse, a coloured woman, had received a fatal wound.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
escapingverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading The boy's nurse, a coloured woman, had received a fatal wound.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading It is at this point that the story gets a bit serious.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
IndiesnounUS /ˈɪndiz/
plural of “indie” — a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is at this point that the story gets a bit serious.
and nothing more
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
LaurelnounUS /ˈlɔːrəl/
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
misadventuresnounUS /mɪsədˈventʃərz/
plural of “misadventure” — an instance of misfortune
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading The boy's nurse, a coloured woman, had received a fatal wound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It is at this point that the story gets a bit serious.
privateernoun
an officer or crew member of a privateer
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The boy's nurse, a coloured woman, had received a fatal wound.
rescuedadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/
delivered from danger
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
seamannounUS /ˈsiːmən/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading It is at this point that the story gets a bit serious.
transport commercially
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is at this point that the story gets a bit serious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is at this point that the story gets a bit serious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Charley Laurel, A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land, by W H G Kingston.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The boy is brought up by Dick on board ship, but there are all sorts of misadventures, such as being cast away on a raft, being picked up by what turns out to be a pirate ship, escaping and then being rescued by a privateer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
which person or people
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The boy's nurse, a coloured woman, had received a fatal wound.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The boy's nurse, a coloured woman, had received a fatal wound.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Here Kingston gives us a story of a young boy who had been handed to a British seaman, Dick, at a place in the West Indies which had just been attacked by the British.
