Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

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

From this reading A WRECK IN THE NORTH SEA.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

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

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading These figures, as it presently was made known, were twelve dead bodies, the flotsam of the wreck of the _Deutschland_.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

the act of closing something

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

brought together in one place

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading These figures, as it presently was made known, were twelve dead bodies, the flotsam of the wreck of the _Deutschland_.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading These figures, as it presently was made known, were twelve dead bodies, the flotsam of the wreck of the _Deutschland_.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

the floating wreckage of a ship

From this reading These figures, as it presently was made known, were twelve dead bodies, the flotsam of the wreck of the _Deutschland_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

set up or found

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

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

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

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

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

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

From this reading A WRECK IN THE NORTH SEA.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

and nothing more

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading These figures, as it presently was made known, were twelve dead bodies, the flotsam of the wreck of the _Deutschland_.

set down according to a plan

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading These figures, as it presently was made known, were twelve dead bodies, the flotsam of the wreck of the _Deutschland_.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading A WRECK IN THE NORTH SEA.

according to the clock

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

in the near future

From this reading These figures, as it presently was made known, were twelve dead bodies, the flotsam of the wreck of the _Deutschland_.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

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

From this reading A WRECK IN THE NORTH SEA.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

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

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

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

From this reading A WRECK IN THE NORTH SEA.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These figures, as it presently was made known, were twelve dead bodies, the flotsam of the wreck of the _Deutschland_.

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

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

pull hard

From this reading When the tug arrived at the wreck she found her much as she had been left when the survivors had been brought off the previous day.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading These figures, as it presently was made known, were twelve dead bodies, the flotsam of the wreck of the _Deutschland_.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading These figures, as it presently was made known, were twelve dead bodies, the flotsam of the wreck of the _Deutschland_.

at the time that

From this reading It was quite dark when she reached the quay, but there was light enough for the crowd collected to see rows of figures laid in the stern of the little steamer, the faces covered with blankets.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading A WRECK IN THE NORTH SEA.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading One December afternoon in the year 1875, just as night was closing in, the steam-tug _Liverpool_, which had left Harwich at six o'clock in the morning, was seen steaming into the harbour with flag half-mast high.