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From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
in addition
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
a youthful male person
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
D'Arcy
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From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
dealsnounUS /diːlz/
plural of “deal” — a particular instance of buying or selling
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
genrenounUS /ˈʒɑːnrə/
a kind of literary or artistic work
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
joinsnounUS /dʒɔɪnz/
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
lotsnounUS /lɑːts/
a large number or amount
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
MidshipmannounUS /ˈmɪdˈʃɪpmən/
a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
NavynounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
Neil
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From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Salt Water, The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman, By W H G Kingston.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
which person or people
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is also a very good book of his genre, with lots of battle, murder, and sudden death.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading One interesting feature of this book is that it must have been one of the earliest to be written by Kingston.
a late time of life
From this reading It does not appear that there was another edition for sixty years, by which time the author had been dead for 35 years.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It deals with the adventures of a young boy who joins the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the care of his uncle.
