used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
(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 There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
apprenticenounUS /əˈprentəs/
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
cluesnounUS /kluːz/
plural of “clue” — a slight indication
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
destituteadjectiveUS /ˈdestətuːt/
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
a social unit living together
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
provide as food
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
groundingnounUS /ˈɡraʊndɪŋ/
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
infestverbUS /ˌɪnˈfest/
invade in great numbers
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
JavanounUS /ˈdʒɑːvə/
an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
LilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
LogverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
LuckilyadverbUS /ˈlʌkəli/
by good fortune
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
Musgrave
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From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
Musgrave's
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From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
offersnounUS /ˈɔːfərz/
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
persistentadjectiveUS /pərˈsɪstənt/
never-ceasing
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
piratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
SeasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
themenounUS /θiːm/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
thereaboutsadverbUS /ˌðerəˈbaʊts/
near that time or date
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Luckily her brother Jack, the Mate of the Lily, is home, and though pledged in marriage, offers to provide for the family, taking the eldest, Harry, with him as an apprentice officer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
the act of using
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading They are to look for a return cargo in the Java Seas and thereabouts, and use the opportunity, following certain clues, to search for Captain Musgrave and his vessel.
vicissitudesnounUS /vɪˈsɪsɪtuːdz/
plural of “vicissitude” — a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
volcanoesnounUS /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊz/
plural of “volcano” — a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading There are all sorts of vicissitudes, from storm, volcanoes, grounding, and persistent attacks by the pirates that infest those seas.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading The Mate of the Lily; Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book, by W H G Kingston.
belonging to which person
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
youngsternounUS /ˈjʌŋstər/
a young person of either sex
From this reading This is another book by Kingston on the theme of a youngster whose father has not returned from a voyage at sea, and whose mother therefore is almost destitute, with several younger children to house and feed.
