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

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

an early French settler in the Maritimes

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

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

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

in a brisk manner

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

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

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

entailing great loss or sacrifice

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

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From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

any strong feeling

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

opinion or judgment

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

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From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

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

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

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

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

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

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

moving with great haste

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

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

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

characterized by jokes and good humor

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

young sheep

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

plural of “loafer” — person who does no work

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

above and across; more than

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

a native or inhabitant of Iran

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

Identical; not different.

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.

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

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

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

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

in the direction of

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

precisely as stated

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

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

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

accept gladly

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

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From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

during the time that

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

which person or people

From this reading Custom-house officials were there, wharf laborers, sailors, loafers, and at the very end of the wharf was a group of fur-clad individuals who were laughing, joking, stamping their feet, or pacing briskly up and down while waiting to welcome the friends and relatives drawing so near to them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One of the long wharves was sprinkled with people watching the “Acadian” come in from the sea.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading His pale, cold face was turned toward the “Acadian,” and his blue eyes scanned without emotion the people hurrying to and fro on her decks.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading He was wrapped in a black fur coat, and a cap of the same material—a fine and costly Persian lamb—was pulled down over his brows.

but in spite of that

From this reading With them, yet a little apart from them, stood a man who did not move from his place and who seemed indifferent to the extreme cold.