used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
at or in the front
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UNWELCOME INTRUDERS India at last!
blinkverbUS /blɪŋk/
briefly shut the eyes
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
BombaynounUS /bɑːmˈbeɪ/
a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
CeylonnounUS /sɪˈlɑːn/
an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
disappearsverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
harbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading Then at last we ride into the harbour, and such a harbour!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading UNWELCOME INTRUDERS India at last!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then at last we ride into the harbour, and such a harbour!
INTRUDERSnounUS /ˌɪnˈtruːdərz/
plural of “intruder” — someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading UNWELCOME INTRUDERS India at last!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
immediately past
From this reading UNWELCOME INTRUDERS India at last!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
night-time
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From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
peepingverbUS /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Then at last we ride into the harbour, and such a harbour!
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
not in physical motion
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then at last we ride into the harbour, and such a harbour!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then at last we ride into the harbour, and such a harbour!
in or at that place or location
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
UNWELCOMEadjectiveUS /ənˈwelkəm/
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading UNWELCOME INTRUDERS India at last!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems to blink at us in greeting, peeping every few seconds to see if we are still there.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading We have come up the west coast from Ceylon and are now approaching Bombay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading It is night-time, and far ahead we see a great yellow light which appears and disappears, and is visible for twenty miles out at sea.
