used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
admiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Johnnie Morgan had gone down under the last wild-cat spring of the Irish captain.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Johnnie Morgan had gone down under the last wild-cat spring of the Irish captain.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Johnnie Morgan had gone down under the last wild-cat spring of the Irish captain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN WESTBURY STEEPLE.
only a very short time before
From this reading There was hardly a man that had not received a wound.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN WESTBURY STEEPLE.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading Johnnie Morgan had gone down under the last wild-cat spring of the Irish captain.
Johnnie
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From this reading Johnnie Morgan had gone down under the last wild-cat spring of the Irish captain.
immediately past
From this reading Johnnie Morgan had gone down under the last wild-cat spring of the Irish captain.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was hardly a man that had not received a wound.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Johnnie Morgan had gone down under the last wild-cat spring of the Irish captain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was hardly a man that had not received a wound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading There was hardly a man that had not received a wound.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
the season of growth
From this reading Johnnie Morgan had gone down under the last wild-cat spring of the Irish captain.
STEEPLEnounUS /ˈstiːpəl/
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN WESTBURY STEEPLE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was hardly a man that had not received a wound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Johnnie Morgan had gone down under the last wild-cat spring of the Irish captain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The battle was over, and there remained but the counting of the cost.
WESTBURY
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN WESTBURY STEEPLE.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN WESTBURY STEEPLE.
which person or people
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
wild-cat
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From this reading Johnnie Morgan had gone down under the last wild-cat spring of the Irish captain.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading There was hardly a man that had not received a wound.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The admiral had lost a third of his force, who lay dead on the deck, or on the shifting sands beneath the yellow tide.
