used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading King o' the Beach, a Tropic Tale, by George Manville Fenn.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
in addition
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
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 Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading King o' the Beach, a Tropic Tale, by George Manville Fenn.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
Bostock
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From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
a youthful male person
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
bruntnounUS /brʌnt/
main force of a blow etc
From this reading His telescope took the brunt of the fall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading King o' the Beach, a Tropic Tale, by George Manville Fenn.
Carey
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From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
a period of 100 years
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
Chusan
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From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading His telescope took the brunt of the fall.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
Fenn
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characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
and nothing more
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King o' the Beach, a Tropic Tale, by George Manville Fenn.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
Manville
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From this reading King o' the Beach, a Tropic Tale, by George Manville Fenn.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
come together
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading King o' the Beach, a Tropic Tale, by George Manville Fenn.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
by chance
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
riggingnounUS /ˈrɪɡɪŋ/
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
seamennounUS /ˈsiːmən/
plural of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
in or at or to some place
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading King o' the Beach, a Tropic Tale, by George Manville Fenn.
teenageadjectiveUS /ˈtiːneɪdʒ/
being of the age 13 through 19
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
telescopeverbUS /ˈteləskoʊp/
crush together or collapse
From this reading His telescope took the brunt of the fall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading King o' the Beach, a Tropic Tale, by George Manville Fenn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading His telescope took the brunt of the fall.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
TropicadjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪk/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading King o' the Beach, a Tropic Tale, by George Manville Fenn.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading But somewhere out in the Indian Ocean he has an accident, falling from the ship's rigging, and is unconscious and possibly may not live.
precisely as stated
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
at the time that
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Carey, a teenage boy making his way by steamer "Chusan" to meet his parents in Australia, becomes very friendly with the ship's doctor, and also with one of the seamen, Bob Bostock.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was pretty safe.
