Chapter III

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

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

later than; following

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

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From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

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

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

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

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

a long trough for feeding cattle

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

patterned with alternating squares of color

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

a person who is in charge

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

agreeably diverting

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

a person of German nationality

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

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

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

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

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

go across or through

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

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 _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

tilling the land with a plow

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

any competition

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

without much difficulty

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

provide with choice or abundant food or drink

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

be seated

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

past form of “stall” — postpone doing what one should be doing

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

a simple seat without a back or arms

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

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

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

past form of “ticket” — issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

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

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

by way of; passing through

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

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

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

during the time that

From this reading It was during the next weeks, while we are plowing through the China Seas, that I began to learn more of the checkered history of my Chief of Staff.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

seek someone's favor

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading For hours on end, while I lay in my bunk kicking my heels and waiting for the time to pass, Monroe D. would sit on a camp stool and regale me with the story of his life.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading A more or less entertaining volume might be readily written on his wanderings and experiences.

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

From this reading In a driving snow and sleet storm we boarded the big German liner as she lay at anchor at the mouth of the Yangtse River, and had our baggage ticketed to the Suez Canal.

port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan

From this reading _The Race for the Situation—Ceylon—Across India—Stalled in Bombay—Russia via the Suez Canal_ After four days of Shanghai, the German Mail Steamer _Princess Alice_, with passengers, mail and cargo, from Yokohama to Bremen, called at Woo Sung and put an end to our sufferings.