9th
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From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
in the past
From this reading That was a matter of three years ago: the Queen was but nineteen and he four years younger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
subject to appointment
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
blowyadjectiveUS /ˈbloʊi/
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
a youthful male person
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
cablesnounUS /ˈkeɪbəlz/
plural of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
crop-headed
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From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
DES-ESSARS
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From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
EXPERIENCESnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
fibs
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From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading That was a matter of three years ago: the Queen was but nineteen and he four years younger.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
harrowingadjectiveUS /ˈheroʊɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE
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From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
Leith
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From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
march in a procession
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading That was a matter of three years ago: the Queen was but nineteen and he four years younger.
the force of workers available
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
mort
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From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading That was a matter of three years ago: the Queen was but nineteen and he four years younger.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
pitchingnounUS /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading That was a matter of three years ago: the Queen was but nineteen and he four years younger.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
reticentadjectiveUS /ˈretɪsənt/
temperamentally disinclined to talk
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
RoadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
cut with a saw
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
smut-rimmed
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From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading That was a matter of three years ago: the Queen was but nineteen and he four years younger.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Remember that he was older at this time than when you first saw him, a French boy ‘with smut-rimmed eyes,’ crop-headed, pale, shrewd, and reticent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
at the time that
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading He should have come on to the door at ten o’clock, and it wanted but two minutes to that when he was beating down the Castle hill in the teeth of the wind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCES OF JEAN-MARIE-BAPTISTE DES-ESSARS On that appointed night of Saturday, the 9th of March—a blowy, snowy night, harrowing for men at sea, with a mort of vessels pitching at their cables in Leith Roads—Des-Essars was late for his service.
a late time of life
From this reading That was a matter of three years ago: the Queen was but nineteen and he four years younger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Never mind his errand, and expect fibs if you ask what had kept him.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading That was a matter of three years ago: the Queen was but nineteen and he four years younger.
