used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
brought into existence
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
BrownenounUS /braʊn/
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
Browne's
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
chief-engineer
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
descried
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From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Without doubt it was a man-o'-war.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
Foote
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Without doubt it was a man-o'-war.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
Maas
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
MacAndrew
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
man-o
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
momentarilyadverbUS /ˌmoʊmənˈterəli/
for an instant or moment
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
only a very short time before
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
smoking-room
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
trappedadjectiveUS /træpt/
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without doubt it was a man-o'-war.
but in spite of that
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
