used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TERRIBLE INTERVIEW.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
analyzeverbUS /ˈænəlaɪz/
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
bunksnounUS /bʌŋks/
plural of “bunk” — a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
flatterverbUS /ˈflætər/
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
forecastlenoun
living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
intense and profound fear
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading A TERRIBLE INTERVIEW.
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
loathingnounUS /ˈloʊθɪŋ/
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
man-o
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
mysteriouslyadverbUS /ˌmɪˈstɪriəsli/
in a cryptic manner
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
others
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
outcriesnounUS /ˈaʊtkraɪz/
plural of “outcry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
proximitynounUS /prɑːkˈsɪməti/
the property of being close together
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A TERRIBLE INTERVIEW.
terrorsnounUS /ˈterərz/
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
war'snounUS /wɔːrz/
possessive form of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
at the time that
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
which person or people
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
belonging to which person
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
