used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
anew
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
considerateadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərət/
showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I half expected to find a letter from you here.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I half expected to find a letter from you here.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I half expected to find a letter from you here.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I half expected to find a letter from you here.
haphazardadjectiveUS /hæpˈhæzərd/
dependent upon or characterized by chance
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I half expected to find a letter from you here.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
immediately past
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Sunday Morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
go across or through
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Sunday Morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
to-day
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From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
troublesomeadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlsəm/
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading We had a troublesome sail--and now I must hurry on board again, for the wind has changed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had you written one haphazard, it would have been kind and considerate--you might have known, had you thought, that the wind would not permit me to depart.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE captain last night, after I had written my letter to you intended to be left at a little village, offered to go to ---- to pass to-day.
