used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
absorbingadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
(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 The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
attemptsnounUS /əˈtempts/
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
make calm or still
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
a state at a particular time
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
considerationsnounUS /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “consideration” — the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
endeavoured
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From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
at any time
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
expectationsnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
lethargynounUS /ˈleθərdʒi/
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
pangsnounUS /pæŋz/
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
retreatingverbUS /riˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
securingverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
the state of being asleep
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
snatchverbUS /snætʃ/
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
which person or people
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
