used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd: She's a woman, and therefore to be won."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd: She's a woman, and therefore to be won."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd: She's a woman, and therefore to be won."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd: She's a woman, and therefore to be won."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
make calm or still
From this reading SUCCEEDING CALM.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
developverbUS /dɪˈveləp/
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
From this reading THE dreaded peril did not develop into fact.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE dreaded peril did not develop into fact.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THE dreaded peril did not develop into fact.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading THE dreaded peril did not develop into fact.
floatsnounUS /floʊts/
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
frameworknounUS /ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE dreaded peril did not develop into fact.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
massiveadjectiveUS /ˈmæsɪv/
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE dreaded peril did not develop into fact.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading THE dreaded peril did not develop into fact.
SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
She's
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From this reading "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd: She's a woman, and therefore to be won."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
SUCCEEDINGadjectiveUS /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
coming after or following
From this reading SUCCEEDING CALM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE dreaded peril did not develop into fact.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd: She's a woman, and therefore to be won."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd: She's a woman, and therefore to be won."
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
weighingnounUS /ˈweɪɪŋ/
careful consideration
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those massive loose floats, made of steel and weighing between two and three tons, though they struck heavily, with a frightful crash, against the framework, did little injury to the side of the vessel.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd: She's a woman, and therefore to be won."
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd: She's a woman, and therefore to be won."
woo'd
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From this reading "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd: She's a woman, and therefore to be won."
