used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
anew
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
(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 “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
the two together, not just one
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
calamitousadjectiveUS /kəˈlæmətəs/
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
dearly loved
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
deliverancenounUS /dɪˈlɪvərəns/
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
Denison
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
take in liquids
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
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 “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
half-castenoun
an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different racial groups or cultures
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
mainlyadverbUS /ˈmeɪnli/
for the most part
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
MarinernounUS /ˈmerənər/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
come together
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
mournedverbUS /mɔːrnd/
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
not any; not one
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
obstinacynounUS /ˈɑːbstənəsi/
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
Packenham
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
Port-au-PrincenounUS /ˌpɔːrtoʊˈprɪns/
the capital and largest city of Haiti
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
reunionnounUS /riˈuːnjən/
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
express in words
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
male cat
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
precisely as stated
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
warnverbUS /wɔːrn/
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
whaling-master
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so I come to the end of this tale of a very strange and calamitous voyage, brought about mainly through the obstinacy of the whaling-master of the _Port-au-Prince_.”
which person or people
From this reading It is kind, generous gentlemen like you who, meaning no harm, send so many half-caste lads to hell.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “My parents and my dear sister Judith had for about six months mourned me as dead, and ours was truly a happy and wonderful reunion, and the first night I spent at home we all knelt down together and thanked God for my deliverance.
a late time of life
From this reading “Mr. Mariner, I am glad to say, escaped from those dreadful islands three years later, and reached England in safety.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ***** “And now, Mr. Denison and Captain Packenham, as I think we shall never meet again, I want you to be good to my boys, Tom and Sam, and warn them both against the drink.
