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From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
amicablyadverbUS /ˈæmɪkəbli/
in an amicable manner
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
battleshipnounUS /ˈbætəlʃɪp/
large and heavily armoured warship
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don’t want you to be in evidence.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
blowsnounUS /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
Britannicadjective
of Britain
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
don't
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From this reading I don’t want you to be in evidence.
DreadnoughtnounUS /ˈdrednɔːt/
battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
at any time
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading I don’t want you to be in evidence.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
Majesty'snounUS /ˈmædʒəstiz/
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t want you to be in evidence.
to-day
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From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two great nations had suffered severe blows, and lay in quivering expectation of the future.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The chief of my paper smiled at me more amicably than ever before, as I entered the office the third day after the British battleship disappeared utterly in the channel.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don’t want you to be in evidence.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The disappearance of His Britannic Majesty’s battleship Dreadnought Number 8 sent the world wild.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t want you to be in evidence.
You'd
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From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “You’d better run that prophecy of yours about the French battleship to-day,” he said, “and then keep out of the office.
