used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was led to the center of the floor, which was vacant, the natives being ranged round the sides of the place.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading She was led to the center of the floor, which was vacant, the natives being ranged round the sides of the place.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
Chukches
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From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading She was conducted to the largest igloo in the village.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading This she found crowded with natives, mostly men.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
duckverbUS /dʌk/
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
eidernoun
duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She was led to the center of the floor, which was vacant, the natives being ranged round the sides of the place.
set up or found
From this reading This she found crowded with natives, mostly men.
garmentnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənt/
an article of clothing
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
a young female
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
come to pass
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
only a very short time before
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
igloonounUS /ˈɪɡluː/
an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
JAPnounUS /dʒæp/
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was conducted to the largest igloo in the village.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading She was led to the center of the floor, which was vacant, the natives being ranged round the sides of the place.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
the force of workers available
From this reading This she found crowded with natives, mostly men.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading This she found crowded with natives, mostly men.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading This she found crowded with natives, mostly men.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
PERILnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She was led to the center of the floor, which was vacant, the natives being ranged round the sides of the place.
rangedverbUS /reɪndʒd/
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading She was led to the center of the floor, which was vacant, the natives being ranged round the sides of the place.
rough-looking
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From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She was led to the center of the floor, which was vacant, the natives being ranged round the sides of the place.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She was led to the center of the floor, which was vacant, the natives being ranged round the sides of the place.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This she found crowded with natives, mostly men.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading She was led to the center of the floor, which was vacant, the natives being ranged round the sides of the place.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading She was conducted to the largest igloo in the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
at the time that
From this reading THE JAP GIRL IN PERIL Hardly had Johnny made his way across the shore ice and begun his dangerous journey when things of a startling nature began to happen to the Jap girl.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was led to the center of the floor, which was vacant, the natives being ranged round the sides of the place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This she found crowded with natives, mostly men.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was seated in her igloo sewing a garment of eider duck skins, when three rough-looking Chukches entered and, without ceremony, told her by signs that she must accompany them.
