Chapter XXX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

(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 Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

for the reason that

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

rid of obstructions

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

possessive form of “code” — a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading For Nat had come into his own in the hatred of his townsfolk.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

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From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

past form of “fish” — seek indirectly

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

past form of “hail” — praise vociferously

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading For Nat had come into his own in the hatred of his townsfolk.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading For Nat had come into his own in the hatred of his townsfolk.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading For Nat had come into his own in the hatred of his townsfolk.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

the act of liberating someone or something

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

and nothing more

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

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From this reading For Nat had come into his own in the hatred of his townsfolk.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

and nothing more

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading For Nat had come into his own in the hatred of his townsfolk.

past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

a large beer glass

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

the people living in a municipality smaller than a city

From this reading For Nat had come into his own in the hatred of his townsfolk.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval

From this reading Among the fleet he was heartily unpopular because he had not fished all season and then had tried to catch the first market with a purchased cargo, merely to revenge himself on Code and the Tanners.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.

often used as intensifiers

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ELSA'S TRIUMPH Code Schofield's appearance at his schooner the next morning to help the crew unload was the signal for a veritable native-son demonstration.

in contrast with the fact that

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.

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From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Not only had the story of Code's sudden liberation and Nat's as sudden imprisonment spread like wild-fire clear to Southern Head Light, twenty miles away, but the tale was hailed with joy.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Throughout his conduct had been utterly selfish, whereas others had worked for the island and for its salvation.