used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
equally
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
(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 "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
the lower side of anything
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
dearly loved
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
etceteranounUS /ˈetˈsetərə/
additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
expensesnounUS /ɪkˈspensəz/
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
I'll
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From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that all?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
Jessie
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From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
Kate
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From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
go away from a place
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
legaciesnounUS /ˈleɡəsiz/
plural of “legacy” — (law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
makinnounUS /ˈmækɪn/
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
not one, and not any
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
on one occasion
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Yes, that's all," returned the captain, sadly.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "Yes, that's all," returned the captain, sadly.
SeawardadjectiveUS /ˈsiːwərd/
(of winds) coming from the land
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
have in common
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "I once had a dear sister, but every effort I have made to find her out has failed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
express in words
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
that's
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From this reading "Yes, that's all," returned the captain, sadly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There!"
there'll
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From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
(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 "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
at the time that
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
whomsoever
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From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well," resumed the captain, "after makin' all the usual arrangements for all expenses--funeral, etcetera, (of which there'll be none if I go to the bottom), an' some legacies of which I'll tell the lawyer when I see him, I leave all that remains to Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Seaward, share an' share alike, to do with it as they please, an' to leave it after them to whomsoever they like.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, that's all," returned the captain, sadly.
