used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
(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 There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading SAFELY BACK TO ENGLAND.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The _Nor'lan' Star_ had scarcely changed a hand of her crew for several years.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
a division of the United Kingdom
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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 English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading They were like a family in fact.
a social unit living together
From this reading They were like a family in fact.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _Nor'lan' Star_ had scarcely changed a hand of her crew for several years.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The _Nor'lan' Star_ had scarcely changed a hand of her crew for several years.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Nor'lan' Star_ had scarcely changed a hand of her crew for several years.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
the force of workers available
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
Nor'lan
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From this reading The _Nor'lan' Star_ had scarcely changed a hand of her crew for several years.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
with safety; in a safe manner
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plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
only a very short time before
From this reading The _Nor'lan' Star_ had scarcely changed a hand of her crew for several years.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The _Nor'lan' Star_ had scarcely changed a hand of her crew for several years.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The _Nor'lan' Star_ had scarcely changed a hand of her crew for several years.
not in physical motion
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were like a family in fact.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tyrantsnounUS /ˈtaɪrənts/
plural of “tyrant” — a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were like a family in fact.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are such things as happy ships still in the merchant service of this country, in which the crew are all, or nearly all, British men, and the captain and mate honest fellows and not tyrants.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading English or Scotch sailors work well for officers like these, and a bad word is never heard on the ship's decks.
a late time of life
From this reading The _Nor'lan' Star_ had scarcely changed a hand of her crew for several years.
