used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
Aguila
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From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
(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 We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
BarrymorenounUS /ˈbærimɔːr/
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
the lower side of anything
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
crescentnounUS /ˈkresənt/
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
drillverbUS /drɪl/
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
Edmond
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From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
at any time
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
opinion or judgment
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
Funchal
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From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
HarbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
IslamnounUS /ˌɪˈslɑːm/
the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
MadnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
Messrs
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From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
the light of the Moon
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
O'Shea
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From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
PHOTOGRAPHSnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading THE PHOTOGRAPHS The S.S.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE PHOTOGRAPHS The S.S.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PHOTOGRAPHS The S.S.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
triceverbUS /traɪs/
raise with a line
From this reading They had the ladder down in a trice, and my boat drew alongside.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
wavyadjectiveUS /ˈweɪvi/
(of hair) having waves
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading We shook hands in silence, whilst his searching gray eyes looked into mine and mine told him all that I was helpless to conceal.
a Caucasian
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I ran up to the deck--and there was Edmond O’Shea in a white drill suit, more like John Barrymore than ever with the moonlight gleaming on his wavy hair.
Yeoward
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From this reading _Aguila_ of Messrs. Yeoward Brothers dropped her anchor on to the rocky bottom of Funchal Harbour at fifteen minutes after two A.M. under a perfect moon like the crescent of Islam; a true Moon of Madness.
