Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

anew

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

(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 "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

a group of many islands in a large body of water

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading CHAPTER SIXTEEN.

plural of “chart” — a visual display of information

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

divisible by two

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I told you so," said Togle.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

a small worthless amount

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

plural of “mariner” — a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

a full supply

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I told you so," said Togle.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

being one more than fifteen

From this reading CHAPTER SIXTEEN.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "I told you so," said Togle.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

not in physical motion

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I told you so," said Togle.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "I told you so," said Togle.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We shall have plenty of adventures before we again see old England, depend on it."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading "There's something in the wind, any how," exclaimed Jack Raby, as they all jumped up to hurry to their stations.

produce a literary work

From this reading There is in the northern portion of the Grecian Archipelago--and, from being out of the usual track of vessels, little known even to the modern voyager, and in the days of which I write still less so--a small island called by the mariners of those regions the Island of Lissa, though I am not aware under what name it appears in the English charts.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I told you so," said Togle.