used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading He put his face in his hands and wept bitterly.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER SIX.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He put his face in his hands and wept bitterly.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
forgivenessnounUS /fərˈɡɪvnəs/
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
in a gradual manner
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He put his face in his hands and wept bitterly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He put his face in his hands and wept bitterly.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
immediately past
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
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 "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
win a victory over
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put his face in his hands and wept bitterly.
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading CHAPTER SIX.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
refrain from harming
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He dreamed of home and forgiveness as he floated there, the one solitary black spot on the dark breast of the solemn sea.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
thwartnounUS /θwɔːrt/
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, in a passion of sudden remorse, "O God! spare me to return home and be a comfort to my father,--my dear, dear father!"
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading He put his face in his hands and wept bitterly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sitting thus, overcome with sorrow and fatigue, he gradually sank lower and lower, until he slid to the bottom of the boat, and lay at last with his head on the thwart, in profound slumber.
