Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

(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 IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

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

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

plural of “artisan” — a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

a rapid active commotion

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

seemingly without interruption

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

bringing death

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

set up or found

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

moving with great haste

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

to an inexpressible degree

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

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

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

extremely crowed or filled to capacity

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

and nothing more

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

a person having kinship with another or others

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

your friends and acquaintances

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

held up in the air

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

a warship intended for combat

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

(of persons) befitting a warrior

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

a large indefinite number

From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

in a cryptic manner

From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

connected with or belonging to or used in a navy

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

an old word for “no”

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

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

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

on one occasion

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

any member of a ship's crew

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

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

From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

being four more than seventy

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

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From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those sounds of the human multitude disturbing the solemn natural solitudes of the sea, mysteriously afflicted him.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

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

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

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

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

precisely as stated

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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

From this reading The martial bustle of a great man-of-war, on her first day out of port, was indescribably jarring to his present mood.

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

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

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

From this reading IN WHICH ISRAEL IS SAILOR UNDER TWO FLAGS, AND IN THREE SHIPS, AND ALL IN ONE NIGHT.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As running down channel at evening, Israel walked the crowded main-deck of the seventy-four, continually brushed by a thousand hurrying wayfarers, as if he were in some great street in London, jammed with artisans, just returning from their day’s labor, novel and painful emotions were his.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He found himself dropped into the naval mob without one friend; nay, among enemies, since his country’s enemies were his own, and against the kith and kin of these very beings around him, he himself had once lifted a fatal hand.