Chapter IV

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

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

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

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

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

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

be a mystery or bewildering to

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

brought into existence

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

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From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

under normal conditions

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

placed crosswise

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

at any time

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

the organ of sight

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

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From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

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

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

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

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

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

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

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

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

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

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

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

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

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

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

without bounds

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

located inward

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

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

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

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From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

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

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

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

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

above and across; more than

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

not taken into account

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

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

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

an educational institution

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

transport commercially

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

express a supposition

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

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

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

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

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

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

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

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

From this reading MARIE BEGINS HER VOYAGE This was the first voyage I had ever made.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

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 I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

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

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

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

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

at the time that

From this reading I was born in England, and was left at school when my mother went round the Cape to India on the second visit my father paid to that country.

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

From this reading Hundreds of times had I watched ships passing over the blue or grey waters which our house overlooked; but they were as clouds to me, indeterminable though beautiful decorations of the deep: I knew nothing of their inner life, of one's sensations on board, what the sailors in them did.

belonging to which person

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading I had never in my life crossed a wider breast of water than the English Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

(used as an intensifier) extremely well

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Everything here, then, you will suppose was wonderfully new to me; infinitely stranger indeed than had the ship been a steamer whose funnel and masts have commonly but little in them to bewilder the landgoing eye.