used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
(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 TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
blendsnounUS /blendz/
plural of “blend” — an occurrence of thorough mixing
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
ceaselessadjectiveUS /ˈsiːslɪs/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
come to pass
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
only a very short time before
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
and nothing more
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
meltsnounUS /melts/
plural of “melt” — the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
and nothing more
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
by chance
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
seasickadjectiveUS /ˈsiːsɪk/
experiencing motion sickness
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
express in words
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One day melts and blends into the other so that you can hardly tell them apart.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
a special situation
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
transportsnounUS /trænˈspɔːrts/
plural of “transport” — something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
two times
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
precisely as stated
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The only thing that brings its change to the ceaseless monotony are the changes that happen in the weather.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Twice they had a spell of heavy weather during the voyage; the first time, a few days after Jack had become well enough to be about on deck, Jack was very seasick, and so were nearly all of the transports.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They stretch along into weeks, and the weeks, perhaps, into months which can neither be called long nor short, but only just a monotonous reach of time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TO THE END OF THE VOYAGE ON a long sea voyage you come to lose all sense of time.
