used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
(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 At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
the first light of day
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
exercisedverbUS /ˈeksərsaɪzd/
past form of “exercise” — put to use
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
instrumentsnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənts/
plural of “instrument” — a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
a small worthless amount
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
the middle of the day
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading S. O. S.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. O. S.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
secretiveadjectiveUS /ˈsiːkrətɪv/
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
signalsnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlz/
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
smudgenounUS /smʌdʒ/
a smoky fire to drive away insects
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Jack, seated at his instruments, there had suddenly come a sharp call:
visitantnoun
someone who visits
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dawn showed a smudge of black smoke on the far horizon which might or might not have been the mysterious visitant of the night.
which person or people
From this reading At any rate, by noon something occurred which quite put out of Jack’s mind, and those of the ship’s officers, who were considerably exercised over the midnight signals, all thoughts of the secretive craft.
