aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The shipmaster glanced up at the tell-tale compass above his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The shipmaster glanced up at the tell-tale compass above his head.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "Officer of the watch has changed the course, I see.
chart-house
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From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading The shipmaster glanced up at the tell-tale compass above his head.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Officer of the watch has changed the course, I see.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
eh
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From this reading We're heading for it, eh?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We're heading for it, eh?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The shipmaster glanced up at the tell-tale compass above his head.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Officer of the watch has changed the course, I see.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The shipmaster glanced up at the tell-tale compass above his head.
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading We're heading for it, eh?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shipmaster glanced up at the tell-tale compass above his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Officer of the watch has changed the course, I see.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We're heading for it, eh?"
Kettle's
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From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
loo'ard
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From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Officer of the watch has changed the course, I see.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
quartermasternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərmæstər/
an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Officer of the watch has changed the course, I see.
shipmaster
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From this reading The shipmaster glanced up at the tell-tale compass above his head.
term of address for a man
From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
smartlyadverbUS /ˈsmɑːrtli/
in a clever manner
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
tell-tale
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From this reading The shipmaster glanced up at the tell-tale compass above his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
There's
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From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The shipmaster glanced up at the tell-tale compass above his head.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "There's some sort of vessel on fire, sir, to loo'ard, about five miles off."
wakefulnessnoun
a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
From this reading THE FIRE AND THE FARM The quartermaster knocked smartly, and came into the chart-house, and Captain Kettle's eyes snapped open from deep sleep to complete wakefulness.
look attentively
From this reading "Officer of the watch has changed the course, I see.
We're
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From this reading We're heading for it, eh?"
