used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few impressions only survive.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
cannot
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From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I remember returning to the deck-house and finding the captain still sleeping.
without doubt or question
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
coaxedverbUS /koʊkst/
past form of “coax” — influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
conversingverbUS /kənˈvɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
deck-housenoun
a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship
From this reading I remember returning to the deck-house and finding the captain still sleeping.
in a serious manner
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
the organ of sight
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few impressions only survive.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading I remember returning to the deck-house and finding the captain still sleeping.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
Helga
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From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
Helga's
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From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
intense and profound fear
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
How
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From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading A few impressions only survive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
indefinableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
and nothing more
From this reading A few impressions only survive.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
RAFTnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading THE RAFT.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember returning to the deck-house and finding the captain still sleeping.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading I remember returning to the deck-house and finding the captain still sleeping.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
the state of being asleep
From this reading I remember returning to the deck-house and finding the captain still sleeping.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
not in physical motion
From this reading I remember returning to the deck-house and finding the captain still sleeping.
a state of acute pain
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
surviveverbUS /sərˈvaɪv/
continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading A few impressions only survive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAFT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I remember returning to the deck-house and finding the captain still sleeping.
precisely as stated
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
at the time that
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
which person or people
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading How passed the rest of this the first day of my wild and dangerous adventure, of Helga's and my first day of suffering, peril, and romantic experience, I cannot clearly recall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I remember conversing with Helga, who looked me very earnestly in the face when I entered, and who, by some indefinable influence of voice and eye, coaxed me into speaking of my fit of horror on deck.
