Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

From this reading So, I have seen fit to abridge it, and tell it in my own.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading He was so afraid that it was all a dream that, he would awaken from it only to find himself alone again.

anew

From this reading He was so afraid that it was all a dream that, he would awaken from it only to find himself alone again.

(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 He was so afraid that it was all a dream that, he would awaken from it only to find himself alone again.

Having no one else present.

From this reading He was so afraid that it was all a dream that, he would awaken from it only to find himself alone again.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading He was so afraid that it was all a dream that, he would awaken from it only to find himself alone again.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

relating to or arranged according to temporal order

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

someone who cuts or carves stone

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

lacking orderly continuity

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading He was so afraid that it was all a dream that, he would awaken from it only to find himself alone again.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading He was so afraid that it was all a dream that, he would awaken from it only to find himself alone again.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading So, I have seen fit to abridge it, and tell it in my own.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

many times at short intervals

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was so afraid that it was all a dream that, he would awaken from it only to find himself alone again.

a young female

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading So, I have seen fit to abridge it, and tell it in my own.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading So, I have seen fit to abridge it, and tell it in my own.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

discontinued temporarily

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

plural of “interruption” — an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading So, I have seen fit to abridge it, and tell it in my own.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

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 In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

many times at short intervals

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

and nothing more

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

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From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading So, I have seen fit to abridge it, and tell it in my own.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

established beyond doubt

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading So, I have seen fit to abridge it, and tell it in my own.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

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 REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

express in words

From this reading So, I have seen fit to abridge it, and tell it in my own.

past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

propel through the air

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

in contrast with the fact that

From this reading As a matter of fact, the questions Cora, her girl chums, or the boys asked, only tended to throw more light on the strange affair, whereas the interruptions of Ben himself were more dramatic.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading In the first place, there was little of chronological order about it, and in the second place he was interrupted so often by Cora, or one of the others, asking questions, or he interrupted himself so frequently, that it would be but a disjointed narrative at best.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE REVENUE CUTTER The story told by Ben Wrensch--for such proved to be the name of the lonely sailor-cannot be set down as he told it.