used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
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From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
(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 Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
bunksnounUS /bʌŋks/
plural of “bunk” — a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
chloridenounUS /ˈklɔːraɪd/
any compound containing a chlorine atom
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
emigrantnounUS /ˈeməɡrənt/
someone who leaves one country to settle in another
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
divisible by two
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
a boy or man
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
hustledverbUS /ˈhʌsəld/
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
not in action or at work
From this reading There was never an idle moment in the steerage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
lendingnounUS /ˈlendɪŋ/
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
limenounUS /laɪm/
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
a particular point in time
From this reading There was never an idle moment in the steerage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
the middle of the day
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
overcoatnounUS /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
repaidverbUS /riˈpeɪd/
inflected form of “repay” — pay back
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
steeragenoun
the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
From this reading There was never an idle moment in the steerage.
StudentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading As he taught me a great deal of French, however, I may have been repaid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was never an idle moment in the steerage.
ticketnounUS /ˈtɪkət/
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading _Paris and Student Days_ My first trip to Europe cost me forty dollars and my faith in human nature.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The former was the price of an emigrant ticket on the boat and my food from London to Paris; the latter was caused by my lending a fellow passenger—a Frenchman—my best overcoat and never seeing it again.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every noon we were all hustled up onto the deck—even to a man with a broken back—and our bunks washed out with chloride of lime.
