used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
abaftadverb
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
(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 All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
CannibalnounUS /ˈkænəbəl/
a person who eats human flesh
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
chart-house
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From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
Ching
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From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
without doubt or question
From this reading She wanted to see him clearly, and to collect her thoughts.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading She wanted to see him clearly, and to collect her thoughts.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
to come or go into
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
Ewing
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From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
brought together in one place
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
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 All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
PilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She wanted to see him clearly, and to collect her thoughts.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
smoke-room
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From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
snuggerynoun
a small secluded room
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
STRAITSnounUS /streɪts/
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She wanted to see him clearly, and to collect her thoughts.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted to see him clearly, and to collect her thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
at the time that
From this reading Madame, when she heard his name so unexpectedly had switched up the lights behind her and invited him to enter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE STRAITS They were gathered in the smoke-room which was planted upon the boat deck abaft the chart-house.
Willatopy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the snuggery held in common by Madame and Ching and Ewing; to them was now added another--Willatopy, Pilot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All through the long voyage she had pictured her meeting with a naked Cannibal in the appropriate setting of a tropical coral island.
