used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
adonounUS /əˈduː/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
anew
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
move towards
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
arisenverbUS /ərˈɪzən/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
according with custom or propriety
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
carelessnessnounUS /ˈkerləsnəs/
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
confirmverbUS /kənˈfɜːrm/
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
dependantadjective
contingent on something else
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
the organ of sight
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
in a gradual manner
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
(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 As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
gullverbUS /ɡʌl/
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
immediately past
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
marginnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒən/
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
pyramidverbUS /ˈpɪrəmɪd/
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
with speed
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
on the contrary
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
rearedverbUS /rɪrd/
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
reproachnounUS /riˈproʊtʃ/
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
resemblingverbUS /rɪˈzembəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
RovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
express in words
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
specknounUS /spek/
a very small spot
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
syllablenounUS /ˈsɪləbəl/
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
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 The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
a Caucasian
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
WildernounUS /ˈwaɪldər/
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
