used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
Akers
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From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But even in the short time they gazed the clouds became larger.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
broodverbUS /bruːd/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading But they had little time to brood over their misfortune.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they had little time to brood over their misfortune.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading THE LAST OF THE "NETTIE NELSEN."--CONCLUSION.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
divisible by two
From this reading But even in the short time they gazed the clouds became larger.
exclamationnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading But even in the short time they gazed the clouds became larger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But they had little time to brood over their misfortune.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading But even in the short time they gazed the clouds became larger.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST OF THE "NETTIE NELSEN."--CONCLUSION.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But they had little time to brood over their misfortune.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
misfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading But they had little time to brood over their misfortune.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
NELSEN
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE "NETTIE NELSEN."--CONCLUSION.
NETTIE
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE "NETTIE NELSEN."--CONCLUSION.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE "NETTIE NELSEN."--CONCLUSION.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But they had little time to brood over their misfortune.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
having a point
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
seawardadjectiveUS /ˈsiːwərd/
(of winds) coming from the land
From this reading Hardly had they made the discovery, in fact, before Captain Akers gave a low exclamation and pointed seaward.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But even in the short time they gazed the clouds became larger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE "NETTIE NELSEN."--CONCLUSION.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But they had little time to brood over their misfortune.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they had little time to brood over their misfortune.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But they had little time to brood over their misfortune.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But they had little time to brood over their misfortune.
wispy-looking
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From this reading At first the boys could see nothing but peculiar, wispy-looking clouds floating near the horizon.
