used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
in addition
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "`I pray God that we may have food, and that some friendly vessel may bring it,' I exclaimed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
without deviation
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "`I pray God that we may have food, and that some friendly vessel may bring it,' I exclaimed.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
set up or found
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading "`I pray God that we may have food, and that some friendly vessel may bring it,' I exclaimed.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "`I pray God that we may have food, and that some friendly vessel may bring it,' I exclaimed.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
how
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From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "`I pray God that we may have food, and that some friendly vessel may bring it,' I exclaimed.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
engage in
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "`I pray God that we may have food, and that some friendly vessel may bring it,' I exclaimed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
having a point
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "`I pray God that we may have food, and that some friendly vessel may bring it,' I exclaimed.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "`I pray God that we may have food, and that some friendly vessel may bring it,' I exclaimed.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
having a supporting base
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
express in words
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I also rose, and found, to my surprise, that I could stand on my feet.
in the direction of
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "`I pray God that we may have food, and that some friendly vessel may bring it,' I exclaimed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "`Food we must have this day at every coast, or we shall perish.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I pointed her out to my companions; but as they were sitting down, they could not for some time make her out.
at the time that
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As I spoke I looked round the horizon, when I need not tell you how grateful I felt to Heaven at seeing a sail standing, as I judged, directly towards us.
