afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading O’Shea had been missing quite often.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading O’Shea had been missing quite often.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
interviewsnounUS /ˈɪntərvjuːz/
plural of “interview” — the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
kitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
immediately past
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
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 Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
not able to be found
From this reading O’Shea had been missing quite often.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
O'Shea
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From this reading O’Shea had been missing quite often.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
many times at short intervals
From this reading O’Shea had been missing quite often.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
pursernounUS /ˈpɜːrsər/
an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading O’Shea had been missing quite often.
radionounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
cut with a saw
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
smoke-room
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From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
solvedadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
at the time that
From this reading Then, having got into dinner kit, I was making for the smoke-room when I met him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Several times I saw him coming out of the radio cabin, and he had had two long interviews with the commander, at the second of which the purser had attended.
Zara
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From this reading Toward dusk on the following day--our last evening afloat--things began to move to that strange revelation which solved the Zara mystery.
