Chapter XX · Chapter 20

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

(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 The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The time is next morning, and the first grey hour of daylight.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

plural of “cinder” — a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

the first light of day

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading The time is next morning, and the first grey hour of daylight.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The time is next morning, and the first grey hour of daylight.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

unflinching in battle or action

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading The time is next morning, and the first grey hour of daylight.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The time is next morning, and the first grey hour of daylight.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The time is next morning, and the first grey hour of daylight.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

go away from a place

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

fasten with a lock

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

resembling milk in color; not clear

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The time is next morning, and the first grey hour of daylight.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The time is next morning, and the first grey hour of daylight.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The time is next morning, and the first grey hour of daylight.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

plural of “schooner” — a large beer glass

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

get rid of

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

transport commercially

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

of or relating to or caused by tides

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The time is next morning, and the first grey hour of daylight.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

a vagrant

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

pull hard

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

plural of “tug” — a sudden abrupt pull

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

without beauty or charm

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Tilda and Arthur Miles sat on the edge of the basin, with Godolphus between them, and stared down on the deck of the _Severn Belle_ tug, waiting for some sign of life to declare itself on board.

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THE S.S. EVAN EVANS "_Then three times round went our gallant ship._"--OLD SONG.

in or at the place that

From this reading By leave of a kindly cranesman, they had spent the night in a galvanised iron shed where he stored his cinders, and the warmth in the cinders had kept them comfortable.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The scene, an unlovely tidal basin crowded with small shipping-- schooners and brigantines dingy with coal-dust, tramp steamers, tugs, Severn trows; a ship lock and beyond it the river, now grown into a broad flood all grey and milky in the dawn.