used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WARNING It was a bright morning when the S.S.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
athwartadverbUS /əˈθwɔːrt/
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
Bonita
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From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A WARNING It was a bright morning when the S.S.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
CanariesnounUS /kəˈneriz/
a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
From this reading _Manyamba_ rolled south into sight of the Canaries over a white-flecked sea.
CastronounUS /ˈkæstroʊ/
Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
conenounUS /koʊn/
any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
DanenounUS /deɪn/
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Manyamba_ rolled south into sight of the Canaries over a white-flecked sea.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A WARNING It was a bright morning when the S.S.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
languidlyadverb
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
loftiest
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From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
lounged
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From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
Manyamba
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From this reading _Manyamba_ rolled south into sight of the Canaries over a white-flecked sea.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
mistsnounUS /mɪsts/
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A WARNING It was a bright morning when the S.S.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Manyamba_ rolled south into sight of the Canaries over a white-flecked sea.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
olive-faced
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From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Manyamba_ rolled south into sight of the Canaries over a white-flecked sea.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
poopnounUS /puːp/
obscene terms for feces
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
PortuguesenounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡiːz/
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
pursernounUS /ˈpɜːrsər/
an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
on the contrary
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading _Manyamba_ rolled south into sight of the Canaries over a white-flecked sea.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A WARNING It was a bright morning when the S.S.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _Manyamba_ rolled south into sight of the Canaries over a white-flecked sea.
shiftyadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪfti/
characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading _Manyamba_ rolled south into sight of the Canaries over a white-flecked sea.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading _Manyamba_ rolled south into sight of the Canaries over a white-flecked sea.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WARNING It was a bright morning when the S.S.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
a message informing of danger
From this reading A WARNING It was a bright morning when the S.S.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WARNING It was a bright morning when the S.S.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The lady's father, a little, olive-faced Portuguese, with shifty black eyes, lounged in a deck chair watching them languidly.
at the time that
From this reading A WARNING It was a bright morning when the S.S.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Maxwell leaned over the poop rails, while Dane, the middle-aged purser, and Miss Bonita Castro stood near by.
white-flecked
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From this reading _Manyamba_ rolled south into sight of the Canaries over a white-flecked sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They rose rather like dim blue clouds than islands athwart the far horizon, with one glistening cone cut off by silver mists from the ocean plain beneath, towering high above the loftiest.
