Chapter XI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

anew

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

aroused or activated

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Sweeping in on the flood tide I saw three New England schooners.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading Sweeping in on the flood tide I saw three New England schooners.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

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From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

From this reading I sprang up, and ran to the single window that overlooked the harbour.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

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From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

the force of workers available

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Sweeping in on the flood tide I saw three New England schooners.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sweeping in on the flood tide I saw three New England schooners.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

not taken into account

From this reading I sprang up, and ran to the single window that overlooked the harbour.

plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading I sprang up, and ran to the single window that overlooked the harbour.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

cut with a saw

From this reading Sweeping in on the flood tide I saw three New England schooners.

express in words

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

plural of “schooner” — a large beer glass

From this reading Sweeping in on the flood tide I saw three New England schooners.

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading I sprang up, and ran to the single window that overlooked the harbour.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

in the near future

From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading I sprang up, and ran to the single window that overlooked the harbour.

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading Sweeping in on the flood tide I saw three New England schooners.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I sprang up, and ran to the single window that overlooked the harbour.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Sweeping in on the flood tide I saw three New England schooners.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading Sweeping in on the flood tide I saw three New England schooners.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I sprang up, and ran to the single window that overlooked the harbour.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

precisely as stated

From this reading Next morning I was awakened very early by loud shouting around the fort.

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Home-Making Begun The treaty was not made a day too soon.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

which person or people

From this reading 'The rebel vessels--the Machias men--the American pirates who were here before and plundered us, have come again,' I heard some one say to Colonel Francklin in the next room.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading I sprang up, and ran to the single window that overlooked the harbour.