used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, she had seen nothing of China.
confined by bonds
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was chance that brought Jane Norman into Shanghai.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It was chance that brought Jane Norman into Shanghai.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Besides, she had seen nothing of China.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
travel across or pass over
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
recognizable; marked
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
command with authority
From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
Francisco
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From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Besides, she had seen nothing of China.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
Hong-Kong
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From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was chance that brought Jane Norman into Shanghai.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was chance that brought Jane Norman into Shanghai.
Jane
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From this reading It was chance that brought Jane Norman into Shanghai.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
mudhook
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From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading It was chance that brought Jane Norman into Shanghai.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Besides, she had seen nothing of China.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
San
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From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Besides, she had seen nothing of China.
ShanghainounUS /ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ/
the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
From this reading It was chance that brought Jane Norman into Shanghai.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, she had seen nothing of China.
shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was chance that brought Jane Norman into Shanghai.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
transportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading So Jane, a Red Cross nurse, relieved and on the first leg of the journey home to the United States, decided to spend those forty-eight hours in Shanghai, see the sights and do a little shopping.
VladivostoknounUS /vˌlædɪˈvɔːstɑːk/
a seaport in the Asian part of Russia
From this reading The British transport, bound from Vladivostok to Hong-Kong, was destined to swing on her mudhook forty-eight hours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was chance that brought Jane Norman into Shanghai.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way over, fourteen months since, she had come direct from San Francisco to the Russian port.
