Chapter VIII

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

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

anew

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

(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 Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

projectiles to be fired from a gun

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

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

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

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

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

plural of “battery” — group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

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 They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

a boy or man

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

informal intensifiers

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules

From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

of great significance or value

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

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

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

a small worthless amount

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

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From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

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

From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

the northwestern region of the United States

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

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

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

above and across; more than

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

Identical; not different.

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

having a supporting base

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

in a strange manner

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

a strongly fortified defensive structure

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

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

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

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

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

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

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

in the direction of

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

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

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

possessive form of “washington” — the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading Since mid-day hundreds of the Martha Washington's passengers had been landed at Gibraltar.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading Then, weary in mind and body, they had been again transferred to the special tender and put aboard their steamer.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading A MORE IMPORTANT OBLIGATION IT was in the late afternoon of the same day and over toward the west appeared the flaming colors of an African sunset.

in or at the place that

From this reading They had been shown through the famous English stronghold, where guns and ammunition are so strangely stored for defense and had seen the town at the northwest foot of the rock protected by formidable batteries.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading Standing at the edge of the water and leaning on Olive's arm waiting her turn to be taken back, Jack wondered if among all their fellow passengers there was one half so fatigued as she?