used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
baccanoun
an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
berthsnounUS /bɜːrθs/
plural of “berth” — a job in an organization
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
billetnounUS /ˈbɪlət/
a short personal letter
From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
bumming
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From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
compelverbUS /kəmˈpel/
force somebody to do something
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
DistressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
don't
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From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
else
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From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
galleynounUS /ˈɡæli/
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
grubsnounUS /ɡrʌbz/
plural of “grub” — informal terms for a meal
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
LagosnounUS /ˈleɪɡɔːs/
chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
and nothing more
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
peelverbUS /piːl/
strip the skin off
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
SeamannounUS /ˈsiːmən/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
SheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
shillingnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
spudsnounUS /spʌdz/
plural of “spud” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
they've
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From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
a special situation
From this reading Or else, if you don't like that, you can do the sensible thing, and step into the billet I offer you."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You can have a free passage home to England as a Distressed Seaman by the next steamer, and you know what that means.
WIRE-MILKERS
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From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WIRE-MILKERS "Look here," said Sheriff, "you compel me to be brutal, but the fact is, they've had enough of you here in Lagos.
you've
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From this reading So far as I can see, you've only got the choice of two things.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The steamer gets paid a shilling a day, and grubs and berths you accordingly, and you earn your 'bacca money by bumming around the galley and helping the cook peel spuds.
