used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
(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 All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
ArenasnounUS /ərˈiːnəz/
plural of “arena” — a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Why was he being taken to Punta Arenas?
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading Why had Matt been arrested?
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Why was he being taken to Punta Arenas?
city'snounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
possessive form of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK ON HIS METTLE.
divisible by two
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
Grampusnoun
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why was he being taken to Punta Arenas?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DICK ON HIS METTLE.
the act of retaining something
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
MattnounUS /mæt/
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Why had Matt been arrested?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
METTLEnounUS /ˈmetəl/
the courage to carry on
From this reading DICK ON HIS METTLE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DICK ON HIS METTLE.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
promptedverbUS /ˈprɑːmptɪd/
past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
Punta
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From this reading Why was he being taken to Punta Arenas?
transport commercially
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
submarinenounUS /ˈsʌbməriːn/
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why was he being taken to Punta Arenas?
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
at the time that
From this reading It was dark when the submarine arrived off the town, and those aboard her could not have taken in the city's appearance even if their curiosity had prompted them.
in or at the place that
From this reading All the way in from the point where they had met the war ship those on the _Grampus_ had been holding a council of war.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had Matt been arrested?
