aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
anew
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
(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 We heard them wrangling and grumbling as they searched all about Cartref Pellenig.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We heard them wrangling and grumbling as they searched all about Cartref Pellenig.
awaking
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From this reading But our first words on awaking were, "Is the ship gone?"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But our first words on awaking were, "Is the ship gone?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
Cartref
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From this reading We heard them wrangling and grumbling as they searched all about Cartref Pellenig.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But our first words on awaking were, "Is the ship gone?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
the act of departing
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But our first words on awaking were, "Is the ship gone?"
grumblingnounUS /ˈɡrʌmbəlɪŋ/
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading We heard them wrangling and grumbling as they searched all about Cartref Pellenig.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We heard them wrangling and grumbling as they searched all about Cartref Pellenig.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But our first words on awaking were, "Is the ship gone?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
immediately past
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
the force of workers available
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
mooringnounUS /ˈmʊrɪŋ/
a place where a craft can be made fast
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
not any; not one
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But our first words on awaking were, "Is the ship gone?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
Pellenig
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From this reading We heard them wrangling and grumbling as they searched all about Cartref Pellenig.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading We heard them wrangling and grumbling as they searched all about Cartref Pellenig.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
transport commercially
From this reading But our first words on awaking were, "Is the ship gone?"
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We heard them wrangling and grumbling as they searched all about Cartref Pellenig.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
precisely as stated
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Exhausted by our many emotions, and the agony of the last twenty-four hours, we slept until very late.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But our first words on awaking were, "Is the ship gone?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They lost no time, but hurried about in every direction to find what we were certainly not going to lose sight of again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But our first words on awaking were, "Is the ship gone?"
wranglingnounUS /ˈræŋɡəlɪŋ/
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
From this reading We heard them wrangling and grumbling as they searched all about Cartref Pellenig.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes! she was gone from her mooring; nevertheless she was lying to, and the boat came off to shore with about ten men in it.
