used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
chantingnounUS /ˈtʃæntɪŋ/
the act of singing in a monotonous tone
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
ChristendomnounUS /ˈkrɪsəndəm/
the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
fablenounUS /ˈfeɪbəl/
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
metrenounUS /ˈmiːtər/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
and nothing more
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
sleep-song
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From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
Sneekape
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From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
Sneekape's
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From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
Swoonarie
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From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
carry out
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
verifyverbUS /ˈverəfaɪ/
confirm the truth of
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Sneekape gave me the drift of each verse, and I tried to turn it into the same metre as they used:
vouchverbUS /vaʊtʃ/
give personal assurance; guarantee
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
warlikeadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrlaɪk/
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading The only feature that I could vouch for as fact was the warlike attack as we weighed anchor from Swoonarie.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Christendom will doubtless take it as wholly the creation of Sneekape’s brain, so unlike nature does it seem.
women's
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From this reading I was awakened from my meditation over the question by a low murmur from the women’s section; I listened, and was certain that it was a sleep-song they were chanting.
WRECKnounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading THE VOYAGE AND THE WRECK WHETHER this was a mere fable I was never able to verify by personal experience.
