used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
(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 It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading There was condensed milk for the coffee, ship's bread and salt pork fried over the fire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
CondemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
condensedverbUS /kənˈdenst/
past form of “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading There was condensed milk for the coffee, ship's bread and salt pork fried over the fire.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
cracklingnounUS /ˈkræklɪŋ/
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
crockerynounUS /ˈkrɑːkəri/
tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
the first light of day
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
DREDGINGverbUS /ˈdredʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “dredge” — cover before cooking
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
take in solid food
From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
divisible by two
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
feedsnounUS /fiːdz/
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
start firing a weapon
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was condensed milk for the coffee, ship's bread and salt pork fried over the fire.
forknounUS /fɔːrk/
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
forksnounUS /fɔːrks/
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
friedadjectiveUS /fraɪd/
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading There was condensed milk for the coffee, ship's bread and salt pork fried over the fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
heatingnounUS /ˈhiːtɪŋ/
the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
knivesnounUS /naɪvz/
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
engage in
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading There was condensed milk for the coffee, ship's bread and salt pork fried over the fire.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
one's
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From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
porknounUS /pɔːrk/
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading There was condensed milk for the coffee, ship's bread and salt pork fried over the fire.
reefnounUS /riːf/
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading There was condensed milk for the coffee, ship's bread and salt pork fried over the fire.
salvenounUS /sɑːv/
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
express in words
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
Schumer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
have in common
From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading There was condensed milk for the coffee, ship's bread and salt pork fried over the fire.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
spoonsnounUS /spuːnz/
plural of “spoon” — a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was condensed milk for the coffee, ship's bread and salt pork fried over the fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
TonganounUS /ˈtɑːnɡə/
a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
utensilsnounUS /juːˈtensəlz/
plural of “utensil” — an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
warenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading Schumer had been able to salve cooking utensils and some unbroken crockery ware from the _Tonga_, to say nothing of knives and forks and spoons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DREDGING They were up at dawn, and the fire was crackling and the coffee heating before the sun had fully shown itself over the eastern reef line.
at the time that
From this reading It seems a small matter, but a knife and a fork make all the difference when one comes to food, even on an island of the Pacific--a plate, too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Condemned to eat with one's fingers and to share a knife in common, one feeds, but one does not eat.
