used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
anew
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading DEATH COMES TOO SOON.
crazedadjectiveUS /kreɪzd/
driven insane
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
approval
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DEATH COMES TOO SOON.
druggedadjectiveUS /drʌɡd/
under the influence of narcotics
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
divisible by two
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
made afraid
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
glimmerings
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From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
half-crazedadjective
driven insane
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
imprisonedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənd/
being in captivity
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
infirmitynounUS /ɪnˈfɜːrmɪti/
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Nick knew very well what that meant.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Nick knew very well what that meant.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Nick knew very well what that meant.
not any; not one
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
in the near future
From this reading DEATH COMES TOO SOON.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading DEATH COMES TOO SOON.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
precisely as stated
From this reading Nick knew very well what that meant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
(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 Nick knew very well what that meant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nick knew very well what that meant.
at the time that
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
which person or people
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So that he won’t know his own name when he is able to be about again!”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The sailor was to be beaten, and imprisoned, and drugged, and frightened, until he became crazed; and then turned out into the world again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even if some faint glimmerings of what had taken place should come to him, no one would credit the statement of a half-crazed sailor, who, as would be believed, came by his infirmity on the high seas and had forgotten!
