used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
anew
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
(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 Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
for the reason that
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet towards evening it had suddenly lifted, and the night had been clear and moonlit.
BoundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
capriciousadjectiveUS /kəˈprɪʃəs/
changeable
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Yet towards evening it had suddenly lifted, and the night had been clear and moonlit.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
clearnessnounUS /ˈklɪrnəs/
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
cloakedadjectiveUS /kloʊkt/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
recognizable; marked
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Yet towards evening it had suddenly lifted, and the night had been clear and moonlit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
Keith
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From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
immediately past
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
held up in the air
From this reading Yet towards evening it had suddenly lifted, and the night had been clear and moonlit.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
become covered with mist
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
moonlitadjectiveUS /ˈmuːnlɪt/
lighted by moonlight
From this reading Yet towards evening it had suddenly lifted, and the night had been clear and moonlit.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Yet towards evening it had suddenly lifted, and the night had been clear and moonlit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
and nothing more
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
RumnounUS /rʌm/
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
sea-fog
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From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
in or at or to some place
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Yet towards evening it had suddenly lifted, and the night had been clear and moonlit.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
thickeradjectiveUS /ˈθɪkər/
comparative of “thick” — not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
in the direction of
From this reading Yet towards evening it had suddenly lifted, and the night had been clear and moonlit.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
vexatiousadjectiveUS /vekˈseɪʃəs/
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading And this was all the more vexatious because in the silver clearness of last night he had distinctly made out a strange vessel—a Frenchman, he was sure—anchored somewhere off the isle of Rum.
wakened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
a Caucasian
From this reading But this morning the white veil was down again, and only now, some hours after sunset, was it clearing away.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
Windham
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From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
woollyadjectiveUS /ˈwʊli/
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading This sea-fog, Keith Windham decided, was worse than the inland mist; thicker, more woolly, more capricious.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday, for instance, one had wakened to it, and all day it had cloaked sea and shore and the wild, tumbled mountains of the ‘Rough Bounds’.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet towards evening it had suddenly lifted, and the night had been clear and moonlit.
