used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HOUSE THAT STOOD UPON A ROCK A week passed.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
how long something has existed
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
baccaratnounUS /ˌbɑːkərˈɑː/
a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But its vitality lingered in Penzance.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
devicenounUS /dɪˈvaɪs/
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
fickleadjectiveUS /ˈfɪkəl/
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE HOUSE THAT STOOD UPON A ROCK A week passed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
issuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But its vitality lingered in Penzance.
kennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
lighthousenounUS /ˈlaɪthaʊs/
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading But its vitality lingered in Penzance.
mellowadjectiveUS /ˈmeloʊ/
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE HOUSE THAT STOOD UPON A ROCK A week passed.
Penzance
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From this reading But its vitality lingered in Penzance.
PerilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
ponderedverbUS /ˈpɑːndərd/
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
Pyne's
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From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE HOUSE THAT STOOD UPON A ROCK A week passed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
squabblenounUS /ˈskwɑːbəl/
a quarrel about petty points
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE HOUSE THAT STOOD UPON A ROCK A week passed.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HOUSE THAT STOOD UPON A ROCK A week passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE THAT STOOD UPON A ROCK A week passed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
town'snounUS /taʊnz/
possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE HOUSE THAT STOOD UPON A ROCK A week passed.
vitalitynounUS /vaɪˈtæləti/
an energetic style
From this reading But its vitality lingered in Penzance.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE HOUSE THAT STOOD UPON A ROCK A week passed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
West-end
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From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were side issues which Pyne's device had kept from the public ken, but which the town's folk pondered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In the fickle memory of the outer world the story of the Gulf Rock lighthouse was becoming mellow with age.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Men now talked of war in Africa, of the Yellow Peril, of some baccarat squabble in a West-end club.
