used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
in the past
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
Baynton
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From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Baynton was one of the men who upheld the best traditions of the merchant service.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
casuallyadverbUS /ˈkæʒəwəli/
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
commencementnounUS /kəˈmensmənt/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
convertedverbUS /kənˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
DanubenounUS /ˈdænjuːb/
the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
opinion or judgment
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “Fair is our lot--O, goodly is our heritage!”--KIPLING.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Fair is our lot--O, goodly is our heritage!”--KIPLING.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
heritagenounUS /ˈherətədʒ/
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading “Fair is our lot--O, goodly is our heritage!”--KIPLING.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
ten 10s
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Fair is our lot--O, goodly is our heritage!”--KIPLING.
It's
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From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
KIPLINGnounUS /ˈkɪplɪŋ/
English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
From this reading “Fair is our lot--O, goodly is our heritage!”--KIPLING.
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 As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Fair is our lot--O, goodly is our heritage!”--KIPLING.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
mainmastnoun
the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
the force of workers available
From this reading Baynton was one of the men who upheld the best traditions of the merchant service.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Baynton was one of the men who upheld the best traditions of the merchant service.
musterverbUS /ˈmʌstər/
gather or bring together
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Fair is our lot--O, goodly is our heritage!”--KIPLING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Baynton was one of the men who upheld the best traditions of the merchant service.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Fair is our lot--O, goodly is our heritage!”--KIPLING.
paddlernoun
someone paddling a canoe
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Baynton was one of the men who upheld the best traditions of the merchant service.
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
transport commercially
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
taffrailnoun
the railing around the stern of a ship
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
traditionsnounUS /trəˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading Baynton was one of the men who upheld the best traditions of the merchant service.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
upheldverbUS /əpˈheld/
inflected form of “uphold” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading Baynton was one of the men who upheld the best traditions of the merchant service.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Danube_, as I have already stated, was a converted paddler, and in our eyes loomed as a big ship.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
which person or people
From this reading Baynton was one of the men who upheld the best traditions of the merchant service.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now the _Danube_ was about three hundred feet long, so that may give some idea of the size of the vessels that the Union Company made a commencement with.
a late time of life
From this reading As we went to muster, Captain Baynton casually drew attention to the fact that a few years ago they were serving in vessels that were not as long, as from the taffrail to the mainmast, and used his favourite expression: “It’s marvellous!”
