Chapter V

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

From this reading THE _Nancy Hazlewood_ put to sea on a Friday.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

anew

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

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

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

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

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

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

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

confined by bonds

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

one or the other of two

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

apart from; not including

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

indulging in or influenced by fancy

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading THE _Nancy Hazlewood_ put to sea on a Friday.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

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

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

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

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

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From this reading THE _Nancy Hazlewood_ put to sea on a Friday.

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

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

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From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

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

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

one of the five boroughs of New York City

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

a city in northeastern France in Lorraine

From this reading THE _Nancy Hazlewood_ put to sea on a Friday.

the capital of the Bahamas

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

offensive or even (of persons) malicious

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

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From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

plural of “omen” — a sign of something about to happen

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE _Nancy Hazlewood_ put to sea on a Friday.

and nothing more

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

above and across; more than

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE _Nancy Hazlewood_ put to sea on a Friday.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

the work of a sailor

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading THE _Nancy Hazlewood_ put to sea on a Friday.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

in the near future

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

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 Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

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 Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

express in words

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

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

From this reading THE _Nancy Hazlewood_ put to sea on a Friday.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

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

From this reading THE _Nancy Hazlewood_ put to sea on a Friday.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

male cat

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

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

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The only other time that he had sailed on a Friday, was in the barque _Manhattan_ (Captain Nathan J. Wild), bound for Nassau, with a cargo of wheat.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Captain Granger has often told the tale of this short cruise, so I will not tell it over again, as it has nothing to do with this story, except to show why it was that Tom Granger always had an ill-feeling about sailing on Friday.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Tom Granger was not over fanciful in the matter of signs and omens; nevertheless, he always had a nasty feeling about sailing on that day; he might reason with himself that it was foolish, but the feeling was there, and was not to be done away with.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading About a week afterward, she put back into New York harbor again, and not a day too soon, either.