Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

(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 There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

side by side

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

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

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

from appearances alone

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

next to; at the side of

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

make a strident sound

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

plural of “briton” — a native or inhabitant of Great Britain

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

a telegram sent abroad

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading THE TRAVELLING COMPANION.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

a loud harsh or strident noise

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

someone who leaves one country to settle in another

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

marked by or showing hopelessness

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

-ing form of “gurgle” — flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

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

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

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

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

a vast multitude

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

inflected form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

the quality of being humane

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

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

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

plural of “italian” — a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

and nothing more

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

immediately past

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

plural of “paddle” — small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

past form of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

plural of “representative” — a person who represents others

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

plural of “russian” — a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

plural of “scandinavian” — an inhabitant of Scandinavia

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

the killing of animals (as for food)

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

sit on one's heels

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

travel by means of steam power

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

possessing sweep

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

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

From this reading THE TRAVELLING COMPANION.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

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

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

made or having become thick

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

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

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading THE TRAVELLING COMPANION.

-ing form of “trumpet” — proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

plural of “tug” — a sudden abrupt pull

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading A trumpeting blast of steam swept high aloft from beside her squat funnel, and the splash of the slowly turning paddles of the couple of steam tugs that lay alongside mingled with the din it made.

not neatly combed

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading A gangway from one of them led to the _Scarrowmania's_ forward deck, and a stream of frowsy humanity that had just been released from overpacked emigrant boarding-houses poured up it.

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 A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

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

From this reading There were apparently representatives of all peoples and languages among that unkempt horde--Britons, Scandinavians, Teutons, Italians, Russians, Poles--and they moved on in forlorn apathy, like cattle driven to the slaughter.

at the time that

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A grey haze, thickened by the smoke of the city, drove out across the water when the _Scarrowmania_ lay in the Mersey, with her cable hove short, and the last of the flood tide gurgling against her bows.