used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
react verbally
From this reading With breathless anxiety I listened for his answer.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading With breathless anxiety I listened for his answer.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
ay
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From this reading "Sir Charles--Oh ay--Sir Charles Plowden, you mean, sir.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading With breathless anxiety I listened for his answer.
CalcuttanounUS /ˌkælˈkʌtə/
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
the head of a state government
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
Harcourt
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From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With breathless anxiety I listened for his answer.
Hoogly
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From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
immediately past
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading With breathless anxiety I listened for his answer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Sir Charles--Oh ay--Sir Charles Plowden, you mean, sir.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Sir Charles--Oh ay--Sir Charles Plowden, you mean, sir.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
on one occasion
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
pilot'snounUS /ˈpaɪləts/
possessive form of “pilot” — someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
Plowden
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From this reading "Sir Charles--Oh ay--Sir Charles Plowden, you mean, sir.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
only a very short time before
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
term of address for a man
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
StormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My first inquiries, on the pilot's coming on board, were for Sir Charles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With breathless anxiety I listened for his answer.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Cape of Storms was rounded without a storm; and once more the _Governor Harcourt_ entered the Hoogly.
a late time of life
From this reading It appeared to me as if a lifetime had passed away since I was last at Calcutta, though scarcely two years had elapsed since I left it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sir Charles--Oh ay--Sir Charles Plowden, you mean, sir.
