Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

anew

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

(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 “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

for the reason that

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading We sailed in full butt, and all boats got fast.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading We sailed in full butt, and all boats got fast.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

-ing form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

take in solid food

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading We sailed in full butt, and all boats got fast.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading We sailed in full butt, and all boats got fast.

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From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

the act of departing

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

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From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

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From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

below the surround or below the normal position

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

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From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

and nothing more

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

to extremes

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

existing in great number or quantity

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading We sailed in full butt, and all boats got fast.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

an educational institution

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

transport commercially

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

a student who fails to attend classes

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

the male reproductive cell; the male gamete

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

sounding like thunder

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

precisely as stated

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading However, we’d only been a few days on the ground when one morning we lowered for a thundering big school of middling-size whales.

(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 “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

plural of “whale” — a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

at the time that

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

which person or people

From this reading “Sperm whales were very plentiful, in fact they had been so all the cruise, which was another proof to all of us who the skipper was in co. with, for in nearly every ship we gammed the crowd were heart-broken at their bad luck.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Then again we had some Kanakas aboard, and the skipper knew that if they got half a chance they would be overboard and off to the shore.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading “Well, I’d been with him about a year when, as I said at first, we was cruising the Kingsmills, never going too close in, because at that time the natives were very savage, always fighting with each other, but very glad of the chance to go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.