used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
ensuingadjectiveUS /ˈensuːɪŋ/
following immediately and as a result of what went before
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
Grande
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From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
John'snounUS /dʒɑːnz/
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
lazarets
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From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
Mignon
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From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
overhauledverbUS /ˈoʊvərhɔːld/
past form of “overhaul” — travel past
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
coated with paint
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
patchedadjectiveUS /pætʃt/
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
privateering
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From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
RiggingnounUS /ˈrɪɡɪŋ/
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
scrapedverbUS /skreɪpt/
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
St
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From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
stowedverbUS /stoʊd/
past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
substitutedverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːtɪd/
past form of “substitute” — put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
SuppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
tacklenounUS /ˈtækəl/
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
tawnyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːni/
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading Rigging was overhauled, canvas patched or renewed, and bright, tawny ropes substituted for the old ones in sheet and tackle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading On the railroad near Flag Point there was always some vessel being scraped or painted.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
someone who visits
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading A visitor to the island might have thought that war had been declared and that a privateering expedition was being fitted out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A STRANGER The ensuing week was one such as the village had never beheld.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Supplies brought over from St. John's by the steamer _Grande Mignon_ were stowed in lazarets and below.
