used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "_THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB_," AND "_MADAME MIDAS_."
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
AgriculturenounUS /ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər/
a large-scale farming enterprise
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB_," AND "_MADAME MIDAS_."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
Brindisinoun
a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY FERGUS HUME.
CABnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading "_THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB_," AND "_MADAME MIDAS_."
make calm or still
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
being one more than seven
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
eighty-nineadjective
being nine more than eighty
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
enginesnounUS /ˈendʒənz/
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
FERGUS
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From this reading BY FERGUS HUME.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
HANSOMnounUS /ˈhænsəm/
a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
From this reading "_THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB_," AND "_MADAME MIDAS_."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
HUMEnounUS /hjuːm/
Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
From this reading BY FERGUS HUME.
ten 10s
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "_THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB_," AND "_MADAME MIDAS_."
MaltanounUS /ˈmɔːltə/
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
MIDASnounUS /ˈmaɪdəs/
(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
From this reading "_THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB_," AND "_MADAME MIDAS_."
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading "_THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB_," AND "_MADAME MIDAS_."
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
NeptunenounUS /ˈneptuːn/
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB_," AND "_MADAME MIDAS_."
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
plungingverbUS /ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
PUBLISHINGnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
serenelyadverbUS /sərˈiːnəli/
in a peacefully serene manner
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
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 It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/
cooked in steam
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB_," AND "_MADAME MIDAS_."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
TorontonounUS /tərˈɑːntoʊ/
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
a Caucasian
From this reading Every revolution of her powerful engines sent her plunging through the blue waters, with the waves breaking in tumbling masses of white foam from her towering sides.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a calm southern night, with a silver moon shining serenely in a cloudless sky, and over the glittering expanse of ocean steamed the P. and O.'s vessel "Neptune" on her way from Brindisi to Malta.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to the Act of the Parliament of Canada in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture by the NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Toronto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
