used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
(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 Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
BurmanounUS /ˈbɜːrmə/
a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
EASTERNadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
the organ of sight
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seems to me that you and I are suffering from that now.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
home-sickness
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From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It seems to me that you and I are suffering from that now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
and nothing more
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
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 We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
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 So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
Martaban
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
by chance
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems to me that you and I are suffering from that now.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It seems to me that you and I are suffering from that now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
on one occasion
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
PenangnounUS /ˈpenæŋ/
the second smallest Malaysian state; located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
ploughedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems to me that you and I are suffering from that now.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
SettlementsnounUS /ˈsetəlmənts/
plural of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
STRAITSnounUS /streɪts/
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
a state of acute pain
From this reading It seems to me that you and I are suffering from that now.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading So many new things have been seen that the mind and eye are tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We have left Burma behind, and for two days have ploughed down the Gulf of Martaban toward Penang in the Straits Settlements.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
at the time that
From this reading THROUGH EASTERN STRAITS AND ISLANDS In every long journey there comes a time when one feels a little dreary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then maybe there is just a touch of home-sickness mingled with it, and when one gets to a part less beautiful than what has gone before all at once there is a longing to turn and fly back to all that we are accustomed to.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It seems to me that you and I are suffering from that now.
