used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
boatman's
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From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
BON
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From this reading BON REPOS.
Bowness
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From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
conveyedverbUS /kənˈveɪd/
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading A fly conveyed himself and his portmanteau to the edge of the lake.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
Ducie
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From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading A fly conveyed himself and his portmanteau to the edge of the lake.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
Euston
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From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading A fly conveyed himself and his portmanteau to the edge of the lake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
set up or found
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A fly conveyed himself and his portmanteau to the edge of the lake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A fly conveyed himself and his portmanteau to the edge of the lake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A fly conveyed himself and his portmanteau to the edge of the lake.
landing-stage
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From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
set afire or burning
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
portmanteaunounUS /ˈpɔːrtmɑːntoʊ/
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
From this reading A fly conveyed himself and his portmanteau to the edge of the lake.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
REPOS
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From this reading BON REPOS.
Identical; not different.
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
sinewyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪnjuːi/
(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
SinglingverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “single” — hit a single
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
in the near future
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
make square
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
very small
From this reading Singling out one from the tiny fleet of pleasure boats always to be found at the Bowness landing-stage, Captain Ducie seated himself in the stern and lighted his cigar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fly conveyed himself and his portmanteau to the edge of the lake.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
in the direction of
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
create by training and teaching
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
at the time that
From this reading The boatman's sinewy arms soon pulled him out into the middle of the lake, when the head of the little craft was set for Bon Repos.
Windermere
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From this reading On a certain fine morning towards the end of May, Captain Ducie took train at Euston Square, and late the same afternoon was set down at Windermere.
