used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
defineverbUS /dɪˈfaɪn/
determine the essential quality of
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
Felixstowe
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From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
it's
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From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean about poor Sam?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
become covered with mist
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "You mean about poor Sam?"
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "You mean about poor Sam?"
shroudverbUS /ʃraʊd/
cover as if with a shroud
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
StatuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/
cooked in steam
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
sympatheticallyadverbUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
a special situation
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
an act of traveling by water
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
wasn't
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From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
