Chapter XI · Chapter 11

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

the act of burning something

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

inflected form of “char” — burn to charcoal

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

past form of “converge” — be adjacent or come together

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading From one of his voyages his grandfather, Daniel Merrithew, had never returned.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

start firing a weapon

From this reading He had been reared with the fear of fire in his heart.

informal intensifiers

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From one of his voyages his grandfather, Daniel Merrithew, had never returned.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

destroyed or killed

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

the father of your father or mother

From this reading From one of his voyages his grandfather, Daniel Merrithew, had never returned.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had been reared with the fear of fire in his heart.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He had been reared with the fear of fire in his heart.

the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had been reared with the fear of fire in his heart.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

enclosed in the same envelope or package

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

easily ignited

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

and nothing more

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

weight to be borne or conveyed

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

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 A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From one of his voyages his grandfather, Daniel Merrithew, had never returned.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading From one of his voyages his grandfather, Daniel Merrithew, had never returned.

being two more than ninety

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading From one of his voyages his grandfather, Daniel Merrithew, had never returned.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

of momentous or ominous significance

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

From this reading He had been reared with the fear of fire in his heart.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading From one of his voyages his grandfather, Daniel Merrithew, had never returned.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

plural of “symbol” — an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

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 A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

a port city in eastern Mexico

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water

From this reading From one of his voyages his grandfather, Daniel Merrithew, had never returned.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dan had been fearful of the results of Mr. Howland's policy in loading the _Tampico_ with inflammable cargo.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading A charred name board had told the grim tale, and so Dan had gone out into the world with a long, red, flaming line across his fate, as in knightly days a man might have included the bar sinister or some other portentous device among his symbols of heraldry.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO" Just an hour later the _Tampico_ lay burning at a point in the Atlantic where if the white lights of Cape Fear and Cape Lookout had converged ninety-two miles farther out to sea they would have rested full on the reeking hull.