used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
from appearances alone
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The heat, too, was very great, and the captain appeared to suffer from it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
make calm or still
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The heat, too, was very great, and the captain appeared to suffer from it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The heat, too, was very great, and the captain appeared to suffer from it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The heat, too, was very great, and the captain appeared to suffer from it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The heat, too, was very great, and the captain appeared to suffer from it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
not any; not one
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
with speed
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The heat, too, was very great, and the captain appeared to suffer from it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident, indeed, that he was falling rapidly back, and he had now no strength to come on deck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The heat, too, was very great, and the captain appeared to suffer from it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The heat, too, was very great, and the captain appeared to suffer from it.
precisely as stated
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading In a short time it fell calm altogether, and the vessel lay like a log on the water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading We had got out of sight of land, but the wind was very light, and we made little progress.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was much alarmed on his account, for I thought it too likely that, after apparently being so near recovery, he would die.
