Chapter XIV · The Reinterment of Linsky

aimlessly drifting

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

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

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

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

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

cause to slow down or get stuck

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

sharply and harshly discordant

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

rid of obstructions

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

with confidence; in a confident manner

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

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

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

divisible by two

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

hold firmly

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

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

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

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

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

adult female chicken

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

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

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

toward home

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

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

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

deeply or seriously thoughtful

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

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

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

not any; not one

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

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

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

above and across; more than

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

superlative of “remote” — located far away spatially

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

plural of “retainer” — a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading Still the _Hen Hawk’s_ course was confidently shaped homeward, for many miles of bog and moorland separated Muirisc from any electric current.

without speaking

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

fitting closely

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

a state of social isolation

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

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

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

not in physical motion

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

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

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

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

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

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

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

a message informing of danger

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

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

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading The O’Mahony had hung in meditative solitude over the tiller for hours, watching the squatting groups of retainers playing silently at “spoil-five” on the forward deck, and revolving in his mind the thousand and one confused and clashing thoughts which this queer new situation suggested.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.

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

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading The Englishman had been set adrift hours before, and by this time, no doubt, the telegraph had spread to every remotest point on the Southern and Western coast warning descriptions of the vessel and its master.

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

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind

From this reading Perhaps even now their winged flight into the west was being followed from Cape Clear, which lay behind them in the misty and darkening distance.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading The red winter sun sank to hide itself below the waste of Atlantic waters as the _Hen Hawk_, still held snugly in the grasp of the breeze, beat round the grim cliffs of Three-Castle Head, and entered Dun-manus Bay.