used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
any thing at all
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
barometernounUS /bərˈɑːmɪtər/
an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
the act of departing
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
lockersnounUS /ˈlɑːkərz/
plural of “locker” — a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
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 It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
projectedadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektəd/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
red-clothed
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
rotatingverbUS /ˈroʊteɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “rotate” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
cut with a saw
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
sea-boot
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From this reading It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
sprawlingnounUS /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
stripedadjectiveUS /straɪpt/
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
walnutnounUS /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
at the time that
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
