used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The captain is the father of the family, and there is a great deal of talk about small, unimportant things.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
biscuitnounUS /ˈbɪskət/
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
cause to be bored
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
bouillonnounUS /ˌbuːˈwɪlən/
a clear seasoned broth
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain is the father of the family, and there is a great deal of talk about small, unimportant things.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The captain is the father of the family, and there is a great deal of talk about small, unimportant things.
being one more than ten
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
else
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From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
every person
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
a social unit living together
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The captain is the father of the family, and there is a great deal of talk about small, unimportant things.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
brought together in one place
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The captain is the father of the family, and there is a great deal of talk about small, unimportant things.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
intercoursenounUS /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
communication between individuals
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
MaidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The captain is the father of the family, and there is a great deal of talk about small, unimportant things.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
transport commercially
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
stewardnounUS /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The captain is the father of the family, and there is a great deal of talk about small, unimportant things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The captain is the father of the family, and there is a great deal of talk about small, unimportant things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The captain is the father of the family, and there is a great deal of talk about small, unimportant things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading Every morning at eleven o’clock when the steward appeared with a tray of bouillon and biscuit, certain of the ship’s forty passengers gathered about the Motor Maids in friendly intercourse.
unimportantadjectiveUS /ənɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
not important
From this reading The captain is the father of the family, and there is a great deal of talk about small, unimportant things.
precisely as stated
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Everybody comes to know everybody else very well indeed after the second day out.
at the time that
From this reading When a ship is small and the passengers are few, it becomes a floating home for one family.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So it was with the ship which bore our Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell to Europe.
