used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading She is doing over twenty-four knots,” he answered reproachfully.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Won’t she go any faster, captain?”
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
ascertainedadjectiveUS /ˌæsərˈteɪnd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
cruisernounUS /ˈkruːzər/
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She is doing over twenty-four knots,” he answered reproachfully.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading “Won’t she go any faster, captain?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Won’t she go any faster, captain?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is doing over twenty-four knots,” he answered reproachfully.
HeronnounUS /ˈherən/
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is doing over twenty-four knots,” he answered reproachfully.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
knotsnounUS /nɑːts/
plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading She is doing over twenty-four knots,” he answered reproachfully.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
LasnounUS /lɑːs/
plural of “la” — a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
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 As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
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 As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
Lynton
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From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
the force of workers available
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
Mildred
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From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No, my lady.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, my lady.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She is doing over twenty-four knots,” he answered reproachfully.
Palmas
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From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
reproachfullyadverb
in a reproving or reproachful manner
From this reading She is doing over twenty-four knots,” he answered reproachfully.
Samson's
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From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
Southampton
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From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
move hurridly
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/
cooked in steam
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading She is doing over twenty-four knots,” he answered reproachfully.
precisely as stated
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as they arrived at Las Palmas, Lord Lynton hastened ashore and it was not very long before he ascertained that a number of men had left the island to join a cruiser.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
which person or people
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
Won't
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From this reading “Won’t she go any faster, captain?”
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading The _Heron_ steamed at full speed from Southampton to Las Palmas, but she did not travel fast enough for Lady Mildred, who made Captain Samson’s life miserable by the way she worried him.
