used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
ain't
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From this reading 'Well, if this ain't the 'ighest old rig!' he cried.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
(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 Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
bloomin
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From this reading 'And Dyvis, 'ere, who thought he had got up so bloomin' early in the mornin'!
board-meeting
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From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
lacking funds
From this reading Huish broke out in laughter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
chairmannounUS /ˈtʃermən/
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'Well, if this ain't the 'ighest old rig!' he cried.
differencesnounUS /ˈdɪfərənsɪz/
plural of “difference” — the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
Dyvis
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From this reading 'And Dyvis, 'ere, who thought he had got up so bloomin' early in the mornin'!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading 'And Dyvis, 'ere, who thought he had got up so bloomin' early in the mornin'!
an old word for “before”
From this reading 'And Dyvis, 'ere, who thought he had got up so bloomin' early in the mornin'!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'And Dyvis, 'ere, who thought he had got up so bloomin' early in the mornin'!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Well, if this ain't the 'ighest old rig!' he cried.
Huish
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From this reading Huish broke out in laughter.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Well, if this ain't the 'ighest old rig!' he cried.
ighest
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From this reading 'Well, if this ain't the 'ighest old rig!' he cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Huish broke out in laughter.
incongruitynounUS /ˌɪŋkɔːŋˈruːɪti/
the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Huish broke out in laughter.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
mornin
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From this reading 'And Dyvis, 'ere, who thought he had got up so bloomin' early in the mornin'!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'Well, if this ain't the 'ighest old rig!' he cried.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Huish broke out in laughter.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
rigverbUS /rɪɡ/
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading 'Well, if this ain't the 'ighest old rig!' he cried.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'And Dyvis, 'ere, who thought he had got up so bloomin' early in the mornin'!
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
possessing sweep
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Well, if this ain't the 'ighest old rig!' he cried.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'And Dyvis, 'ere, who thought he had got up so bloomin' early in the mornin'!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'And Dyvis, 'ere, who thought he had got up so bloomin' early in the mornin'!
precisely as stated
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each took a side of the fixed table; it was the first time they had sat down at it together; but now all sense of incongruity, all memory of differences, was quite swept away by the presence of the common ruin.
we're
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From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Well, if this ain't the 'ighest old rig!' he cried.
which person or people
From this reading 'And Dyvis, 'ere, who thought he had got up so bloomin' early in the mornin'!
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Gentlemen,' said the captain, after a pause, and with very much the air of a chairman opening a board-meeting, 'we're sold.'
