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

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

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

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

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

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the source seems reliable.

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From this reading ‘I can’t guarantee it, Vladimir Ivanovich.

an occurrence of something

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

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From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

the act of departing

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

give surety or assume responsibility

From this reading ‘I can’t guarantee it, Vladimir Ivanovich.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

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

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

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

From this reading ‘I can’t guarantee it, Vladimir Ivanovich.

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

From this reading ‘That’s really terrible,’ said Schavinsky in a quiet voice.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ‘I can’t guarantee it, Vladimir Ivanovich.

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From this reading ‘I can’t guarantee it, Vladimir Ivanovich.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

offensive or even (of persons) malicious

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

of or relating to the practice of pathology

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading ‘That’s really terrible,’ said Schavinsky in a quiet voice.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading ‘That’s really terrible,’ said Schavinsky in a quiet voice.

worthy of reliance or trust

From this reading But the source seems reliable.

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading ‘That’s really terrible,’ said Schavinsky in a quiet voice.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

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

From this reading ‘That’s really terrible,’ said Schavinsky in a quiet voice.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But the source seems reliable.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading But the source seems reliable.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading ‘That’s really terrible,’ said Schavinsky in a quiet voice.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

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

From this reading ‘That’s really terrible,’ said Schavinsky in a quiet voice.

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

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

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

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

bound or secured closely

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

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

From this reading ‘I can’t guarantee it, Vladimir Ivanovich.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading ‘That’s really terrible,’ said Schavinsky in a quiet voice.

a Caucasian

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Pathological Case, a man with a black tragedy beard and a chewed-up face, spoke through his nose:

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading There’s a nasty rumour going about the Staff that the great part of our Fleet has surrendered without fighting--that the sailors tied up the officers and ran up the white flag--something like twenty ships.’