used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PAST OF A POET.
adventurersnounUS /ædˈventʃərərz/
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
(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 We all have histories.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
Caliphronas
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From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
ChannelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
containverbUS /kənˈteɪn/
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
cruisings
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From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
dispiritedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɪrətɪd/
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
Eunice
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From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
furrowverbUS /ˈfɜːroʊ/
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
the act of departing
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We all have histories.
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
hindnounUS /haɪnd/
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
historiesnounUS /ˈhɪstəriz/
plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events
From this reading We all have histories.
how
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From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
Levantinenoun
(formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
meanestadjectiveUS /ˈmiːnəst/
superlative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
mistsnounUS /mɪsts/
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
moderatelyadverbUS /ˈmɑːdərətli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
not any; not one
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PAST OF A POET.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading THE PAST OF A POET.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading THE PAST OF A POET.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
recedingnounUS /rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
a slow or gradual disappearance
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
retreatednounUS /riˈtriːtəd/
people who have retreated
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
Southampton
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From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
having a supporting base
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
steamingadjectiveUS /ˈstiːmɪŋ/
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
stirsnounUS /stɜːrz/
plural of “stir” — a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
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 The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAST OF A POET.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
uneventfuladjectiveUS /ˌʌniˈventfəl/
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
unfoldverbUS /ənˈfoʊld/
develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
unpleasantlyadverbUS /ənˈplezəntli/
in an unpleasant manner
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
precisely as stated
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all have histories.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The Eunice left Southampton on an unpleasantly wet day, and standing on the deck, under a dull gray sky, the three adventurers felt quite dispirited as they watched the receding shores of England veil themselves in chilly mists.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
which person or people
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
wondermentnounUS /ˈwʌndərmənt/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The meanest hind Who turns the steaming furrow can unfold Some story in his uneventful life, Which stirs the wonderment of him who hears, To thoughts bewildered, how so small a stage Can thus contain so great a tragedy.
wretchedlyadverbUS /ˈretʃɪdli/
in a wretched manner
From this reading Going down the Channel they had moderately fair weather, but no sunlight, and Caliphronas, who was a wretchedly bad sailor, in spite of his Levantine cruisings, retreated to his cabin in a very miserable frame of mind.
