used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE HOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading THE HOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading And what a picture met my eager eyes!
opinion or judgment
From this reading And what a picture met my eager eyes!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE HOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading And what a picture met my eager eyes!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading And what a picture met my eager eyes!
port-hole
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
only a very short time before
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
in the near future
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
stationaryadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪʃəneri/
standing still
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Such a circumstance could have but one meaning: we had arrived at our destination.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what a picture met my eager eyes!
at the time that
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE HOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading As soon, therefore, as this idea became properly impressed upon my mind, I sprang from my bunk, made for the port-hole, and, drawing back the little curtain that covered it, gazed out upon the world.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading The sun next morning had scarcely made his appearance when I awoke to a knowledge of the fact that the yacht was stationary.
