Chapter XXVI

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

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

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From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

(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 IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

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

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He dropped into a chair at my side.

a lyric poet

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they didn't find as much as a dollar.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading He dropped into a chair at my side.

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From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

determining or having the power to determine an outcome

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

be a sign or indication of

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

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From this reading But they didn't find as much as a dollar.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading And then to discover they had lost their launch.

the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading But they didn't find as much as a dollar.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading He dropped into a chair at my side.

a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading But they didn't find as much as a dollar.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

the act of departing

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

coins made of gold

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

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From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He dropped into a chair at my side.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

set up or found

From this reading And then to discover they had lost their launch.

without law or control

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading And then to discover they had lost their launch.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But they didn't find as much as a dollar.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He dropped into a chair at my side.

the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading He dropped into a chair at my side.

slanderous defamation

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading "Captain Lawless and that Scots engineer of his," he said, "spent the greater part of the night ashore grubbing for gold round the image.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And then to discover they had lost their launch.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And then to discover they had lost their launch.

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

From this reading But they didn't find as much as a dollar.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

at the time that

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A BLACK BOX PLAYS A DECISIVE PART A smear of smoke on the horizon was all that was left to denote the presence of the _Naomi_ when John Bard came to me as I sat in the shade of the after-deck of the _Cristobal_, going through the mail he had brought me from Rodriguez.