aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
albatrossesnounUS /ˈælbətrɑːsɪz/
plural of “albatross” — (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
beaknounUS /biːk/
beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
clawsnounUS /klɔːz/
plural of “claw” — sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
cleaving
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From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
demanding attention
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
curvesnounUS /kɜːrvz/
plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading And their numbers increased daily in measure as we progressed.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
domainnounUS /doʊˈmeɪn/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
draught-boards
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From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
a movement into or inward
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
erraticadjectiveUS /ɪˈrætɪk/
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
moving swiftly
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading We sailed steadily, fully rigged, towards the south.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading And their numbers increased daily in measure as we progressed.
infiniteadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfənət/
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
without good reason
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading And their numbers increased daily in measure as we progressed.
molly-mawks
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From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading And their numbers increased daily in measure as we progressed.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
pearl-grey
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From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
petrelsnounUS /ˈpetrəlz/
plural of “petrel” — relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
a light shade of red
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
progressedverbUS /prəˈɡrest/
past form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading And their numbers increased daily in measure as we progressed.
riggedadjectiveUS /rɪɡd/
fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)
From this reading We sailed steadily, fully rigged, towards the south.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading We sailed steadily, fully rigged, towards the south.
sea-birds
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From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
sheepishadjectiveUS /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/
like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We sailed steadily, fully rigged, towards the south.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading We sailed steadily, fully rigged, towards the south.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We sailed steadily, fully rigged, towards the south.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
tintedverbUS /ˈtɪntɪd/
past form of “tint” — color lightly
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
in the direction of
From this reading We sailed steadily, fully rigged, towards the south.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sailed steadily, fully rigged, towards the south.
accept gladly
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now there were clouds of "draught-boards" and other sea-birds in attendance upon us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
whiningverbUS /ˈwaɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “whine” — move with a whining sound
From this reading With the "draught-boards" there were pearl-grey petrels, the beak and claws lightly tinted with blue and pink; and black molly-mawks; and great, heavy albatrosses, dirty in colour, with their stupid sheepish air, with their immense rigid wings, cleaving the air, whining after us.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
showing curiosity
From this reading They followed us, wondering and confident, from morning until night, crying, throwing themselves about, flying in erratic curves--as if in welcome to us, another great bird with canvas wings, which was entering their distant and infinite domain, the Southern Pacific Ocean.
