used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
ancientsnounUS /ˈeɪntʃənts/
people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Just as you like, Horace.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
boat-load
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From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
cruisingverbUS /ˈkruːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
Eubœa
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From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Just as you like, Horace.
kidsnounUS /kɪdz/
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
staying power
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Just as you like, Horace.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
Macfarlane
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From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
Maliacus
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From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
Martyn
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From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
Misericordia
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From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
Negropont
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From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
on one occasion
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
select carefully from a group
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
SinusnounUS /ˈsaɪnəs/
an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
precisely as stated
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — 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 When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
accept gladly
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
at the time that
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When they were nearly at the head of the gulf Horace asked Captain Martyn to let him go ashore to a little village at the water’s edge to get some vegetables and fruit, of which the supply had run out.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am thinking I will go with you, Horace,” Macfarlane said; “it does a man good to stretch his legs ashore once in a way.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A boat-load of green stuff of some sort or other would be very welcome, and if you can pick up half a dozen kids so much the better.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Just as you like, Horace.
Zeitouni
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From this reading PRISONERS One day, after cruising along the coast inside the island of Eubœa or Negropont, the _Misericordia_ entered the Gulf of Zeitouni, the Sinus Maliacus of the ancients.
