afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
anew
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
(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 Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
in addition
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
in a state of sleep
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
a youthful male person
From this reading "Hillo, Brail, my boy--Brail."
Brailnoun
a small net used to draw fish into a boat
From this reading "Hillo, Brail, my boy--Brail."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
a young person of either sex
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
condemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
confabulating
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From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
delightsnounUS /dɪˈlaɪts/
plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
deucenounUS /duːs/
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
FOUNDERINGnounUS /ˈfaʊndərɪŋ/
(of a ship) sinking
From this reading FOUNDERING OF THE HERMES.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
gruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
hailsnounUS /heɪlz/
plural of “hail” — precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
HERMESnounUS /ˈhɜːrmiz/
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
From this reading FOUNDERING OF THE HERMES.
Hillo
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From this reading "Hillo, Brail, my boy--Brail."
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
the force of workers available
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hillo, Brail, my boy--Brail."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOUNDERING OF THE HERMES.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
placidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
quoth
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From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
shipboardadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪpbɔːrd/
casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOUNDERING OF THE HERMES.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
uproariouslyadverb
in a hilarious manner
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
which person or people
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
belonging to which person
From this reading Oh, who can appreciate the delights of female society like the poor devil who has been condemned, month after month, to the gruff society of great _he_ men on shipboard, and whose horizon has during all that time been the distant meeting of sea and sky!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "What is that--who the deuce hails so uproariously?" quoth I, more than half asleep; "why, what is the matter?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I was dreaming of the party I had so recently left, and again I was confabulating with the mild placid women, and the fair child was also there.
