used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
asksverbUS /æsks/
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Here comes the train blazing with lights.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
buffetedadjectiveUS /bəˈfeɪd/
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Here comes the train blazing with lights.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
de-wrap
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From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
move gently or carefully
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
elementsnounUS /ˈeləmənts/
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
gregariousadjectiveUS /ɡrəˈɡeriəs/
(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
harbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here comes the train blazing with lights.
howlingnounUS /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
the quality of being humane
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Here comes the train blazing with lights.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
MEMORABLEadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
not any; not one
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
many times at short intervals
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
portersnounUS /ˈpɔːrtərz/
plural of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
preliminaryadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
relentlessadjectiveUS /rɪˈlentlɪs/
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
rigournoun
the quality of being valid and rigorous
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
satietynounUS /sɑːˈtaɪətiː/
the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
slaughternounUS /ˈslɔːtər/
the killing of animals (as for food)
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
slumbers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
spectaclenounUS /ˈspektəkəl/
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
push forcefully
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Here comes the train blazing with lights.
unsettledadjectiveUS /ənˈsetəld/
still in doubt
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
vouchsafed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They call for porters in many tongues, and porters often enough are not vouchsafed to them.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a spectacle it is of ease buffeted by necessity at the harbour station; of luxury driven out howling to the rigour of a raw and relentless atmosphere; of gregarious humanity sent as sheep to the slaughter or the satiety of the elements.
which person or people
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
willy-nillyadverb
in a random manner
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The passengers wake from their unsettled slumbers to de-wrap and thrust anxious faces from the carriage windows.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading THE MEMORABLE WINTER I The leap into the dark is made willy-nilly by every passenger who steps upon a mail boat at night and asks no preliminary question concerning the weather.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here comes the train blazing with lights.
