Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading A typical Kingston book, full of incident, and co-incidence.

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

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

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

From this reading A typical Kingston book, full of incident, and co-incidence.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading The latter had made his way ashore by sheer grit and determination (being a Sandwich Islander).

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading A typical Kingston book, full of incident, and co-incidence.

a youthful male person

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Twice Lost, by W.H.G. Kingston.

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From this reading A typical Kingston book, full of incident, and co-incidence.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading The latter had made his way ashore by sheer grit and determination (being a Sandwich Islander).

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

set up or found

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading A typical Kingston book, full of incident, and co-incidence.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading Twice Lost, by W.H.G. Kingston.

a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

From this reading The latter had made his way ashore by sheer grit and determination (being a Sandwich Islander).

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Twice Lost, by W.H.G. Kingston.

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

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

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

From this reading The latter had made his way ashore by sheer grit and determination (being a Sandwich Islander).

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

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

a single distinct event

From this reading A typical Kingston book, full of incident, and co-incidence.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

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

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

an inhabitant of an island

From this reading The latter had made his way ashore by sheer grit and determination (being a Sandwich Islander).

a town on the Hudson River in New York

From this reading Twice Lost, by W.H.G. Kingston.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading The latter had made his way ashore by sheer grit and determination (being a Sandwich Islander).

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Twice Lost, by W.H.G. Kingston.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The latter had made his way ashore by sheer grit and determination (being a Sandwich Islander).

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A typical Kingston book, full of incident, and co-incidence.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

in an original manner

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

to extremes

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

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

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

a human being

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

From this reading The latter had made his way ashore by sheer grit and determination (being a Sandwich Islander).

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

From this reading The latter had made his way ashore by sheer grit and determination (being a Sandwich Islander).

possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

carry out

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

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

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

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

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

two times

From this reading Twice Lost, by W.H.G. Kingston.

exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category

From this reading A typical Kingston book, full of incident, and co-incidence.

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

From this reading They realise Harry is originally an English boy, and take him on board, and away from his savage masters who had been using him as a pearl-driver.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading Twice Lost, by W.H.G. Kingston.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.

which person or people

From this reading We particularly liked the way in which the topic of the lost boy, Harry, is introduced, and later on a boy who had been found by the natives of a Pacific island, comes into the story, being the person who found one of the ship's company who had been lost overboard in heavy weather.