Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

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

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

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

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

brought into existence

From this reading I suspected from the first, from the way he spoke, that he was not a Yankee born.

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

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One went by the name of "Old Tom."

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

make right or correct

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I suspected from the first, from the way he spoke, that he was not a Yankee born.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I suspected from the first, from the way he spoke, that he was not a Yankee born.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

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

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

make reference to

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

of or relating to or consisting of muscle

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading One went by the name of "Old Tom."

of or in or relating to the nose

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I suspected from the first, from the way he spoke, that he was not a Yankee born.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One went by the name of "Old Tom."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading One went by the name of "Old Tom."

on one occasion

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One went by the name of "Old Tom."

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

-ing form of “possess” — have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

repeat a passage from

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

on the contrary

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

plural of “shipmate” — an associate on the same ship with you

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading I suspected from the first, from the way he spoke, that he was not a Yankee born.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

believed likely

From this reading I suspected from the first, from the way he spoke, that he was not a Yankee born.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I suspected from the first, from the way he spoke, that he was not a Yankee born.

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

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

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

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

male cat

From this reading One went by the name of "Old Tom."

cause to sound with a twang

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

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

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I suspected from the first, from the way he spoke, that he was not a Yankee born.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading One went by the name of "Old Tom."

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

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

at the time that

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Among the crew were two other persons whom I will particularly mention.

lean and sinewy

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading His language, when talking to me, was always correct, without any nasal twang; and that he was a man of some education I was convinced, when I heard him once quote, as if speaking to himself, a line of Horace.

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From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading I suspected from the first, from the way he spoke, that he was not a Yankee born.

a late time of life

From this reading He was relatively old with regard to the rest of our shipmates, rather than old in years--a wiry, active, somewhat wizen-faced man, with broad shoulders, and possessing great muscular strength.