used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
any thing at all
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Yes, there was the continent of Australia.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because you don't get the proper focus," explained young Jack.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
can't
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From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading Yes, there was the continent of Australia.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
having made preparations
From this reading HUNSTON IS DISPOSED OF.
don't
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From this reading "Because you don't get the proper focus," explained young Jack.
Emily
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From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Because you don't get the proper focus," explained young Jack.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
focusnounUS /ˈfoʊkəs/
the concentration of attention or energy on something
From this reading "Because you don't get the proper focus," explained young Jack.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Because you don't get the proper focus," explained young Jack.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
HUNSTON
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From this reading HUNSTON IS DISPOSED OF.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HUNSTON IS DISPOSED OF.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Because you don't get the proper focus," explained young Jack.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
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 The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
engage in
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HUNSTON IS DISPOSED OF.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "Because you don't get the proper focus," explained young Jack.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
telescopeverbUS /ˈteləskoʊp/
crush together or collapse
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, there was the continent of Australia.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yes, there was the continent of Australia.
a special situation
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/
to no avail
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, there was the continent of Australia.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, there was the continent of Australia.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I can't see anything yet," said little Emily, after peering vainly through a telescope for five minutes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Because you don't get the proper focus," explained young Jack.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The ladies came running up on deck at the news, for the first sight of land after a long voyage is a thing to make your heart beat, however much you like the sea.
