used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
(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 "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
belyingverbUS /bɪˈlaɪɪŋ/
inflected form of “belie” — be in contradiction with
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
Brindisinoun
a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was still all Monday to be got through.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
disembarking
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From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
the act of departing
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But there was still all Monday to be got through.
Hardcastle
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From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it was settled.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
MediterraneannounUS /ˌmedətərˈeɪniən/
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading And so it was settled.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it was settled.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
not in physical motion
From this reading But there was still all Monday to be got through.
Tamara
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From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But there was still all Monday to be got through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Trieste
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From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so it was settled.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
