used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
accentsnounUS /ˈæksents/
plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
ColonnounUS /ˈkoʊlən/
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
fluentlyadverbUS /ˈfluːəntli/
in a fluent manner
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
Mabel
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From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
Miguel
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From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
nationalitynounUS /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/
people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
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 Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
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 She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
Sebastian
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From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
transport commercially
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
Shirley
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From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
SpaniardnounUS /ˈspænjərd/
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
stateroomnoun
a guest cabin
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
strengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈstreŋθənd/
given added strength or support
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither Shirley nor Mabel had asked her nationality, but they had agreed that she must be a Spaniard.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The woman had given her name as Mrs. Miguel Sebastian and this strengthened the belief of the members of the Willing party that she was a native of one of the Latin countries.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had come aboard the ship for the first time at Colon, but for several days had kept to her stateroom, so the passengers had not seen much of her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
precisely as stated
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
which person or people
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was not an American although she spoke English fluently, with the slightest of accents.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
YucatannounUS /ˈjuːkətæn/
a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula
From this reading Aboard the _Yucatan_ was a woman passenger, who, on the trip up the Pacific, had made herself very agreeable to the members of the Willing party.
