used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
(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 All but John, my cook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All but John, my cook.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
make calm or still
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
CASTAWAYSnounUS /ˈkæstəweɪz/
plural of “castaway” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
ceasingverbUS /ˈsiːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading All but John, my cook.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
dingey
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From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
dismallyadverbUS /ˈdɪzməli/
in a cheerless manner
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
exertionsnounUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrʃənz/
plural of “exertion” — use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time, I realized the virtue of his waterproof silk shirt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time, I realized the virtue of his waterproof silk shirt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading All but John, my cook.
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 That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
leenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
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 The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading For the first time, I realized the virtue of his waterproof silk shirt.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading For the first time, I realized the virtue of his waterproof silk shirt.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading For the first time, I realized the virtue of his waterproof silk shirt.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
in the near future
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
having a supporting base
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The men made some sort of shelter for themselves by turning up the long boat and the dingey on edge, crawling into the lee, and thus finding a little protection.
precisely as stated
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading For the first time, I realized the virtue of his waterproof silk shirt.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
waterproofadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtərpruːf/
not permitting the passage of water
From this reading For the first time, I realized the virtue of his waterproof silk shirt.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That calm personage, every time I turned, was at my elbow in the dark, standing silent, waiting for I knew not what.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS The rain came down dismally, and the chill of the night was very considerable, as I learned soon after ceasing my own exertions.
