used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
(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 Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
comprehendverbUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/
get the meaning of something
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
fisherman'snounUS /ˈfɪʃərmənz/
possessive form of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
set up or found
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
Gaffin
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
Headlandnoun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
incoherentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
a message received and understood
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
Julia
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
and nothing more
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
the act of departing
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
luggernoun
small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
roused to anger
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
on one occasion
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
and nothing more
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
Pembertons
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
Sal
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
up to a particular time
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
