used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
aftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
anew
From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
behine
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From this reading I had not entered the cabin since Captain Whidden died--"_shot f'om behine_."
bulwarknounUS /ˈbʊlwərk/
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I had not entered the cabin since Captain Whidden died--"_shot f'om behine_."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I had not entered the cabin since Captain Whidden died--"_shot f'om behine_."
f'om
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From this reading I had not entered the cabin since Captain Whidden died--"_shot f'om behine_."
FALK
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From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
How
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From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
negro's
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From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
not any; not one
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading I had not entered the cabin since Captain Whidden died--"_shot f'om behine_."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I had not entered the cabin since Captain Whidden died--"_shot f'om behine_."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
TRACKSnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
TRIESnounUS /traɪz/
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading FALK TRIES TO COVER HIS TRACKS How long I leaned on the bulwark I do not know; I had no sense of passing time.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The negro's phrase now flashed upon my memory and rang over and over again in my ears.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
Whidden
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From this reading I had not entered the cabin since Captain Whidden died--"_shot f'om behine_."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But after a while some one told me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin, and I went aft with other tragic memories in mind.
