used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had always remembered it as a kind of overgrown lake.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
(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 On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I had always remembered it as a kind of overgrown lake.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had always remembered it as a kind of overgrown lake.
AsianounUS /ˈeɪʒə/
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
basedadjectiveUS /beɪst/
having a base
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The day I chartered the _France_ my ideas began to undergo a revolution, which increased in intensity with each succeeding day.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
charteredadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrtərd/
hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
From this reading The day I chartered the _France_ my ideas began to undergo a revolution, which increased in intensity with each succeeding day.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
ConstantinoplenounUS /ˌkɑːnstæntəˈnoʊpəl/
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day I chartered the _France_ my ideas began to undergo a revolution, which increased in intensity with each succeeding day.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
DicenounUS /daɪs/
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The day I chartered the _France_ my ideas began to undergo a revolution, which increased in intensity with each succeeding day.
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 _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
geographynounUS /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had always remembered it as a kind of overgrown lake.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have now totally revised my ideas.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had always remembered it as a kind of overgrown lake.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading The day I chartered the _France_ my ideas began to undergo a revolution, which increased in intensity with each succeeding day.
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading The day I chartered the _France_ my ideas began to undergo a revolution, which increased in intensity with each succeeding day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had always remembered it as a kind of overgrown lake.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I had always remembered it as a kind of overgrown lake.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading I had always remembered it as a kind of overgrown lake.
land-locked
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From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
mapsnounUS /mæps/
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have now totally revised my ideas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading I had always remembered it as a kind of overgrown lake.
prioradjectiveUS /ˈpraɪər/
earlier in time
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
recollectionsnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃənz/
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I had always remembered it as a kind of overgrown lake.
revisedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪzd/
improved or brought up to date
From this reading I have now totally revised my ideas.
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading The day I chartered the _France_ my ideas began to undergo a revolution, which increased in intensity with each succeeding day.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
SalvageverbUS /ˈsælvədʒ/
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
Sixty-fiveadjective
being five more than sixty
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
succeedingadjectiveUS /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
coming after or following
From this reading The day I chartered the _France_ my ideas began to undergo a revolution, which increased in intensity with each succeeding day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
totallyadverbUS /ˈtoʊtəli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I have now totally revised my ideas.
undergoverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ/
pass through
From this reading The day I chartered the _France_ my ideas began to undergo a revolution, which increased in intensity with each succeeding day.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day I chartered the _France_ my ideas began to undergo a revolution, which increased in intensity with each succeeding day.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading On these, that all but land-locked bit of water appeared about an inch long and half an inch across, and wholly unworthy of serious consideration.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _We Sail Out into the Black Sea in the Salvage Steamer France and for Sixty-five Hours Shake Dice with Death_ My ideas of the Black Sea prior to my arrival in Constantinople were based on childhood recollections of maps of Asia and Europe in the geography.
