used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
affrontsnounUS /əˈfrʌnts/
plural of “affront” — a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
CherbourgnounUS /ˈʃerbuːrɡ/
a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
enginesnounUS /ˈendʒənz/
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading The life of a fish wife hardens the temperament and loosens the tongue and the "Felice" was no exception to the rule.
Felice
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From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The life of a fish wife hardens the temperament and loosens the tongue and the "Felice" was no exception to the rule.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
hardensverbUS /ˈhɑːrdənz/
third-person singular of “harden” — become hard or harder
From this reading The life of a fish wife hardens the temperament and loosens the tongue and the "Felice" was no exception to the rule.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
hummed
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From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
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 Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
loosensverbUS /ˈluːsənz/
third-person singular of “loosen” — make loose or looser
From this reading The life of a fish wife hardens the temperament and loosens the tongue and the "Felice" was no exception to the rule.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
naggedverbUS /næɡd/
inflected form of “nag” — bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
not any; not one
From this reading The life of a fish wife hardens the temperament and loosens the tongue and the "Felice" was no exception to the rule.
not one, and not any
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
on one occasion
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading PLAIN SAILING.
purred
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From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
racketed
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From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading The life of a fish wife hardens the temperament and loosens the tongue and the "Felice" was no exception to the rule.
SAILINGnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading PLAIN SAILING.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
temperamentnounUS /ˈtemprəmənt/
your usual mood
From this reading The life of a fish wife hardens the temperament and loosens the tongue and the "Felice" was no exception to the rule.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading The life of a fish wife hardens the temperament and loosens the tongue and the "Felice" was no exception to the rule.
trawlernounUS /ˈtrɔːlər/
a fisherman who use a trawl net
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The steam trawler "Felice" out of Cherbourg was not much to look at, but none the less she was a lady of virtue and of good intention.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The life of a fish wife hardens the temperament and loosens the tongue and the "Felice" was no exception to the rule.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Where once they had hummed and purred now they racketed and nagged, but they got through the work none the less well on that account.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Her engines had lost the sweet voice of youth through long argument and bitter contest with the stern affronts of life.
