used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
(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 All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
lacking funds
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading The captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
immediately past
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
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 Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
the middle of the day
From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
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 captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
ploughedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
Queenstown
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From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The captain put her nose in it and headed her off for sea.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
stacksnounUS /stæks/
a large number or amount
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
the upper part of anything
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The steamer did not succeed is reaching Queenstown harbor until noon next day.
precisely as stated
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Soon after Paul left the Queen, the gale that almost cost him his life, broke down on that gallant vessel.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
whitenedadjective
(of hair) having lost its color
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All night she ploughed against it while the huge seas burst over her and whitened her smoke stacks with salt to the very top.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not a soul on board believed that Paul would last in the gale half an hour after she broke out, and the captain blamed himself keenly for letting him go.
