aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
(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 "Is all well on board, French?" asked the wounded lieutenant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading CAPTAIN SULLENDINE BECOMES VIOLENT French ascended the gangway followed by Captain Sullendine.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading CAPTAIN SULLENDINE BECOMES VIOLENT French ascended the gangway followed by Captain Sullendine.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CAPTAIN SULLENDINE BECOMES VIOLENT French ascended the gangway followed by Captain Sullendine.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN SULLENDINE BECOMES VIOLENT French ascended the gangway followed by Captain Sullendine.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
Christy
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From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have come on board to report, sir," said the prize-master of the West Wind.
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading CAPTAIN SULLENDINE BECOMES VIOLENT French ascended the gangway followed by Captain Sullendine.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading CAPTAIN SULLENDINE BECOMES VIOLENT French ascended the gangway followed by Captain Sullendine.
gangwaynoun
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading CAPTAIN SULLENDINE BECOMES VIOLENT French ascended the gangway followed by Captain Sullendine.
Graines
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From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have come on board to report, sir," said the prize-master of the West Wind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have come on board to report, sir," said the prize-master of the West Wind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is all well on board, French?" asked the wounded lieutenant.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "Is all well on board, French?" asked the wounded lieutenant.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
prizenounUS /praɪz/
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
prize-master
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From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "I have come on board to report, sir," said the prize-master of the West Wind.
respectfullyadverbUS /rɪˈspektfəli/
in a respectful manner
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have come on board to report, sir," said the prize-master of the West Wind.
seamannounUS /ˈsiːmən/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I have come on board to report, sir," said the prize-master of the West Wind.
SULLENDINE
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From this reading CAPTAIN SULLENDINE BECOMES VIOLENT French ascended the gangway followed by Captain Sullendine.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN SULLENDINE BECOMES VIOLENT French ascended the gangway followed by Captain Sullendine.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
having come into contact
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
precisely as stated
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading CAPTAIN SULLENDINE BECOMES VIOLENT French ascended the gangway followed by Captain Sullendine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Christy had asked the chief engineer to send Mr. Graines to him, and he was talking to him about the prize and the chief prisoner when French presented himself before them.
(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 "Is all well on board, French?" asked the wounded lieutenant.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
at the time that
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
which person or people
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The seaman who had acted as prize-master of the West Wind touched his cap very respectfully to the first officer he met when he came on board.
people who are wounded
From this reading "Is all well on board, French?" asked the wounded lieutenant.
