Chapter XX

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

later than; following

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

a steerable self-propelled aircraft

From this reading “Captain” O’Meara was the first European to sight the first airship that crossed the Atlantic ocean.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading “Captain” O’Meara was the first European to sight the first airship that crossed the Atlantic ocean.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

the act of making something clean

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

placed crosswise

From this reading “Captain” O’Meara was the first European to sight the first airship that crossed the Atlantic ocean.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

a clay pipe with a short stem

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

being one more than ten

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

a native or inhabitant of Europe

From this reading “Captain” O’Meara was the first European to sight the first airship that crossed the Atlantic ocean.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading It was a few seconds after twenty-eight minutes after eleven o’clock when the _Ocean Flyer_ passed the Arran light.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

From this reading It was a few seconds after twenty-eight minutes after eleven o’clock when the _Ocean Flyer_ passed the Arran light.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

someone in charge of other people

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

according to the clock

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading “Captain” O’Meara was the first European to sight the first airship that crossed the Atlantic ocean.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading It was a few seconds after twenty-eight minutes after eleven o’clock when the _Ocean Flyer_ passed the Arran light.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

past form of “recharge” — load anew

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading It was a few seconds after twenty-eight minutes after eleven o’clock when the _Ocean Flyer_ passed the Arran light.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one

From this reading It was a few seconds after twenty-eight minutes after eleven o’clock when the _Ocean Flyer_ passed the Arran light.

up to a particular time

From this reading THE FIRST SIGHT OF LONDON On the morning of June 22 a fog lay on the Irish Coast until nine o’clock.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading At twenty minutes after eleven o’clock “Captain” O’Meara, sweeping the horizon as he recharged his little clay dudeen, made out a strange object in the west high above the sea.

at the time that

From this reading It was a few seconds after twenty-eight minutes after eleven o’clock when the _Ocean Flyer_ passed the Arran light.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Between that hour and ten o’clock the fog turned into a misty rain and it was not until nearly eleven o’clock that old Donald O’Meara, keeper of the north light on Arran Island off Galway bay, applied himself to the work of cleaning the outside metal and glass of the light house.