used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the passengers came a sprinkling of the ship's officers, all very smart and in a great hurry.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After the passengers came a sprinkling of the ship's officers, all very smart and in a great hurry.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
lacking funds
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
coffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
docksnounUS /dɑːks/
plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
gangwaynoun
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
Gant
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From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After the passengers came a sprinkling of the ship's officers, all very smart and in a great hurry.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Then there was a pause of several hours.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading After the passengers came a sprinkling of the ship's officers, all very smart and in a great hurry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
irregularadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreɡjələr/
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading After the passengers came a sprinkling of the ship's officers, all very smart and in a great hurry.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
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 After the passengers came a sprinkling of the ship's officers, all very smart and in a great hurry.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Then there was a pause of several hours.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Then there was a pause of several hours.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading After the passengers came a sprinkling of the ship's officers, all very smart and in a great hurry.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
sprinklingnounUS /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
From this reading After the passengers came a sprinkling of the ship's officers, all very smart and in a great hurry.
stewardsnounUS /ˈstuːərdz/
plural of “steward” — someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there was a pause of several hours.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there was a pause of several hours.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
ugliestadjectiveUS /ˈʌɡliəst/
superlative of “ugly” — displeasing to the senses
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading A thin stream of people descended at irregular intervals down the gangway from the _City of Boston_ to the dock, and disappeared in various directions.
precisely as stated
From this reading After the passengers came a sprinkling of the ship's officers, all very smart and in a great hurry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then there was a pause of several hours.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The morning--grey, slightly wet--broke upon Liverpool docks, the ugliest place in the ugliest city of Europe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Amongst the first came a melancholy little procession--a coffin carried by two ship's stewards, with Doctor Gant in solitary attendance behind.
