used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
AlexandrianounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændriə/
a town in Louisiana on the Red River
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
allusionnounUS /əˈluːʒən/
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
Brandywine
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From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
CaironounUS /ˈkaɪroʊ/
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
donkeysnounUS /ˈdɑːŋkiz/
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
DonsnounUS /dɑːnz/
plural of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
divisible by two
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
every person
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
hemispherenounUS /ˈhemɪsfɪr/
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
joggedverbUS /dʒɑːɡd/
inflected form of “jog” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
go away from a place
From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
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 As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
engage in
From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
navynounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
not any; not one
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
Nolan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
ParaguaynounUS /ˈperəɡweɪ/
a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
PyramidsnounUS /ˈpɪrəmɪdz/
plural of “pyramid” — a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
transport commercially
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
in the near future
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time, at the best, hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.
at the time that
From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the Brandywine, which we had met at Alexandria.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and some one told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.
