used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
the state of being absent
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My own eyes glowed and my heart hopped up and down.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading 'How used the people to come back, did you say?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'How used the people to come back, did you say?'
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'How used the people to come back, did you say?'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading My own eyes glowed and my heart hopped up and down.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
enticedverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪst/
past form of “entice” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
opinion or judgment
From this reading My own eyes glowed and my heart hopped up and down.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading My own eyes glowed and my heart hopped up and down.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My own eyes glowed and my heart hopped up and down.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
hoppedverbUS /hɑːpt/
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading My own eyes glowed and my heart hopped up and down.
How
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From this reading 'How used the people to come back, did you say?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My own eyes glowed and my heart hopped up and down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
on one occasion
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My own eyes glowed and my heart hopped up and down.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
questionedverbUS /ˈkwestʃənd/
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
express in words
From this reading 'How used the people to come back, did you say?'
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
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 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People came along to our corner of the deck and questioned and stared and laughed to one another.
trampingverbUS /ˈtræmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My own eyes glowed and my heart hopped up and down.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading 'How used the people to come back, did you say?'
veritynounUS /ˈverəti/
conformity to reality or actuality
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
wheel-house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'But I want to hear the end of that story,' I said, and I enticed him away with me past the wheel-house to a place far out of the talk and the tramping up and down.
a late time of life
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Yonder was a verity of England once more after years of absence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'How used the people to come back, did you say?'
