Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

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

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Finally the long afternoon wore away and the time came for supper.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

exhale hard

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Finally the long afternoon wore away and the time came for supper.

plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

to or in any or all places

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Finally the long afternoon wore away and the time came for supper.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

a first-year undergraduate

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

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

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

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

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

and nothing more

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Finally the long afternoon wore away and the time came for supper.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

of an obscure nature

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

the northwestern region of the United States

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

above and across; more than

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

established beyond doubt

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

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

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

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

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

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

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

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

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

past form of “succumb” — consent reluctantly

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading Finally the long afternoon wore away and the time came for supper.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

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

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading There was a good deal of motion on the part of the Sea Eagle now, as she plunged into the waves and threw the spray back over her decks.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Finally the long afternoon wore away and the time came for supper.

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

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

male cat

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

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

From this reading A DAY AT SEA The Sea Eagle was steaming steadily South to her mysterious harbor.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

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

From this reading Both Juarez and Tom proved themselves good sailors, which was just as well for if they had been sea sick together with their other miseries they might have succumbed.

a Caucasian

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading The day was a brilliant one and as the afternoon wore on the wind from the Northwest began to blow with fresher force and the white caps began to jump, here, there and everywhere over the broad surface of the ocean, and then slide down on the back of the waves.