aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
accommodatedverbUS /əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪd/
past form of “accommodate” — be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
(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 Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
Aouda
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From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
Company'snounUS /ˈkʌmpəniz/
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
being one more than ten
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
enginesnounUS /ˈendʒənz/
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
FixverbUS /fɪks/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
Fogg
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From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
horse-power
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From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
ten 10s
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
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 The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
MongolianounUS /mɑːŋˈɡoʊliə/
a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
not any; not one
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
and nothing more
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
Phileas
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From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
plyingverbUS /ˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “ply” — give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading During the first portion of the voyage she became well acquainted with Phileas Fogg, and gave expression to her great gratitude on every occasion.
RangoonnounUS /ræŋˈɡuːn/
the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
express in words
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
only a very short time before
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
screwnounUS /skruː/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
steamingadjectiveUS /ˈstiːmɪŋ/
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Fix does not at all understand what is said to him.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The _Rangoon_, one of the P. and O. Company's vessels, plying between India, China, and Japan, was an iron screw steamer of about one thousand seven hundred and seventy tons, with engines of four hundred horse-power.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was as fast but not so comfortable as the _Mongolia_, and Mrs. Aouda was scarcely as well accommodated as Phileas Fogg would have wished.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But as the voyage was only three thousand five hundred miles, that is to say eleven or twelve days' steaming, and the young lady was not difficult to please, it was no great matter.
