used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Within a few days it must rain; drinking-water will come to us from the heavens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Last.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
avoidedverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
a youthful male person
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
Chinamen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Within a few days it must rain; drinking-water will come to us from the heavens.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Within a few days it must rain; drinking-water will come to us from the heavens.
discordnounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrd/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Night had settled down.
drinking-water
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within a few days it must rain; drinking-water will come to us from the heavens.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Within a few days it must rain; drinking-water will come to us from the heavens.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Night had settled down.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Within a few days it must rain; drinking-water will come to us from the heavens.
helmsmannounUS /ˈhelmzmæn/
the person who steers a ship
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Within a few days it must rain; drinking-water will come to us from the heavens.
immediately past
From this reading At Last.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
Lihoa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Within a few days it must rain; drinking-water will come to us from the heavens.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night had settled down.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Within a few days it must rain; drinking-water will come to us from the heavens.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Night had settled down.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
carry out
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
tentsnounUS /tents/
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
TonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Chinamen lay under their tents and listened to what Lihoa spoke: "So far we have avoided discord; from the sea we have been saved, and now surely the God of the Golden Fish will not let us perish from thirst.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tonight, I understand, that the helmsman is to set sail for Australia in a small boat, and take the boy with him.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a few days it must rain; drinking-water will come to us from the heavens.
