used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
(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 It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
Chautauqua
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From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
Colnoun
a pass between mountain peaks
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
FAIRPOINT
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From this reading FAIRPOINT.
fellow-passengers
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From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
destroyed or killed
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
Marion
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From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
noveltynounUS /ˈnɑːvəlti/
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
novicesnounUS /ˈnɑːvəsɪz/
plural of “novice” — someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
Phillips
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From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
sentencesnounUS /ˈsentənsəz/
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The fellow-passengers seemed not to be novices like themselves, for as their talk floated to the girls it had sentences like these:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not so very dark after all, nor so disagreeable as she had imagined.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Marion had gone to the other side of the boat and was looking over into the water, rested and interested in spite of herself by the novelty of the scene around her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
which person or people
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat curled up in a heap on the deck of the Col. Phillips, looking with interested eyes on the groups of people, who, despite the rain and darkness, were evidently on their way to Chautauqua.
