used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
belchedverbUS /beltʃt/
past form of “belch” — expel gas from the stomach
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
Chandernagore
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From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading _Dr. Frank Johnson to Mrs. Charlotte Johnson_ _Dearest Mother_:
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
collisionnounUS /kəˈlɪʒən/
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
damagedadjectiveUS /ˈdæmədʒd/
harmed or injured or spoiled
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading _Dr. Frank Johnson to Mrs. Charlotte Johnson_ _Dearest Mother_:
recognizable; marked
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
disconsolatelyadverb
in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
docksnounUS /dɑːks/
plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
Dr
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From this reading _Dr. Frank Johnson to Mrs. Charlotte Johnson_ _Dearest Mother_:
entitledadjectiveUS /enˈtaɪtəld/
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading _Dr. Frank Johnson to Mrs. Charlotte Johnson_ _Dearest Mother_:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
funnelnounUS /ˈfʌnəl/
a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
only a very short time before
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
hopelesslyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpləsli/
in a hopeless manner
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
John'snounUS /dʒɑːnz/
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading _Dr. Frank Johnson to Mrs. Charlotte Johnson_ _Dearest Mother_:
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
immediately past
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
limpedverbUS /lɪmpt/
past form of “limp” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
and nothing more
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
a particular point in time
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Dr. Frank Johnson to Mrs. Charlotte Johnson_ _Dearest Mother_:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Dr. Frank Johnson to Mrs. Charlotte Johnson_ _Dearest Mother_:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
one's
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From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
pittancenounUS /ˈpɪtəns/
an inadequate payment
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
prospectsnounUS /ˈprɑːspekts/
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
on the contrary
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
resumingverbUS /rɪˈzuːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
cut with a saw
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
ship-surgeon
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From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
St
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From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
strandedadjectiveUS /ˈstrændɪd/
cut off or left behind
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
strollingverbUS /ˈstroʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
stunningadjectiveUS /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
commanding attention
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Dr. Frank Johnson to Mrs. Charlotte Johnson_ _Dearest Mother_:
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
underwritersnounUS /ˈʌndərraɪtərz/
plural of “underwriter” — a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
precisely as stated
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
at the time that
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She was a sight to feast one's eyes on, and until the last moment was under a cloud of sail while her funnel belched black smoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since the old _Chandernagore_ limped into St. John's with its bow stove in, after that terrible collision, and the underwriters decided that she was hopelessly damaged, my prospects have been those of a man living on a pittance and merely entitled to his passage home and a trifle of salary.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
the day immediately before today
From this reading A ship-surgeon utterly stranded can hardly be a very merry soul, and the day before yesterday I was strolling rather disconsolately about the docks, when I saw a stunning yacht come in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I had expected to sail away from St. John's on the twentieth to return to you before resuming the hard search for something to keep together the body and soul which struggling young doctors without means have so hard a time to maintain in their proper relation.
