used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That means they got at least one boat in the water.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading That means they got at least one boat in the water.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
cargo'll
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From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
davit-tackles
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From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
DERELICTadjectiveUS /ˈderəlɪkt/
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
made afraid
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
an iconic mental representation
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That means they got at least one boat in the water.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading That means they got at least one boat in the water.
leenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
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 THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading That means they got at least one boat in the water.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
navigateverbUS /ˈnævəɡeɪt/
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That means they got at least one boat in the water.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
overhauledverbUS /ˈoʊvərhɔːld/
past form of “overhaul” — travel past
From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
more desirable than another
From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
quarter-boat
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From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
scaryadjectiveUS /ˈskeri/
provoking fear terror
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
She's
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From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
shiftedverbUS /ˈʃɪftɪd/
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
shouldn't
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From this reading I shouldn't care to navigate a craft that preferred to lie down on her beam ends myself."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
spikingverbUS /ˈspaɪkɪŋ/
-ing form of “spike” — stand in the way of
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
carry out
From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That means they got at least one boat in the water.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading That means they got at least one boat in the water.
at the time that
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE DERELICT "Her cargo'll have shifted," said the third mate, "and when she got that list her people will have felt frightened and left her."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
yard-arms
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From this reading "She's a scary look to her, with her yard-arms spiking every other sea," said Captain Image, "and her decks like the side of a house.
you'll
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From this reading "Take this glass, sir, and you'll see the lee quarter-boat davit-tackles are overhauled.
