Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

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

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

terminate

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading Suddenly the ghost faltered on the crest of a wave, fluttering her rags in the moonlight, possessed with a vague indecision.

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From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

noticeable heterogeneity

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

for a limitless time

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak

From this reading Suddenly the ghost faltered on the crest of a wave, fluttering her rags in the moonlight, possessed with a vague indecision.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

the motion made by flapping up and down

From this reading Suddenly the ghost faltered on the crest of a wave, fluttering her rags in the moonlight, possessed with a vague indecision.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

an erroneous mental representation

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

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

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

From this reading Suddenly the ghost faltered on the crest of a wave, fluttering her rags in the moonlight, possessed with a vague indecision.

a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

to an unacceptable degree

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

moving slowly and gently

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

the light of the Moon

From this reading Suddenly the ghost faltered on the crest of a wave, fluttering her rags in the moonlight, possessed with a vague indecision.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

of an obscure nature

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

not any; not one

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

go across or through

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading Suddenly the ghost faltered on the crest of a wave, fluttering her rags in the moonlight, possessed with a vague indecision.

wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

front part of a vessel or aircraft

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading Suddenly the ghost faltered on the crest of a wave, fluttering her rags in the moonlight, possessed with a vague indecision.

past form of “reappear” — appear again

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

transport commercially

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

of or relating to Sisyphus

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Suddenly the ghost faltered on the crest of a wave, fluttering her rags in the moonlight, possessed with a vague indecision.

-ing form of “surmount” — get on top of; deal with successfully

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading Suddenly the ghost faltered on the crest of a wave, fluttering her rags in the moonlight, possessed with a vague indecision.

plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading There was no cloud to break the blue profundity of heaven, no line of horizon, no diversity in the long lazy roll of the green waters to dispel the illusion of an interminable ocean.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Suddenly the ghost faltered on the crest of a wave, fluttering her rags in the moonlight, possessed with a vague indecision.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.

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

From this reading It was as if the undulating sea had been stricken motionless, and the ship was damned to the Sisyphean task of surmounting one mysterious hill that eternally reappeared under her prow, and beyond which she might never pass.

belonging to which person

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

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

From this reading THE night was bright and cool, and the old East Indiaman moved slowly on the heaving bosom of the ocean, under a strong full moon, like a wind-blown ghost to whose wanderings there had been no beginning and could be no end--so small, so helpless she seemed between the two infinities of sea and sky.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The great crestless waves rose and fell with pulsing monotony, round, smooth and intolerably silent.