used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
adriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading Wind and tide being favourable, the boat was cut adrift.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wind and tide being favourable, the boat was cut adrift.
AnzacnounUS /ˈænzæk/
a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being under fire, she could not hoist in the picquet-boat.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Wind and tide being favourable, the boat was cut adrift.
bombardmentnounUS /bɑːmˈbɑːrdmənt/
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Fire-control platform, Mr. Tressidar," ordered the captain when the sub. reported himself in the conning-tower.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
conning-tower
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fire-control platform, Mr. Tressidar," ordered the captain when the sub. reported himself in the conning-tower.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Being under fire, she could not hoist in the picquet-boat.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Wind and tide being favourable, the boat was cut adrift.
destroyersnounUS /dɪˈstrɔɪərz/
plural of “destroyer” — a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
far-flungadjective
distributed over a considerable extent
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
favourableadjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading Wind and tide being favourable, the boat was cut adrift.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Being under fire, she could not hoist in the picquet-boat.
Fire-control
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fire-control platform, Mr. Tressidar," ordered the captain when the sub. reported himself in the conning-tower.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Fire-control platform, Mr. Tressidar," ordered the captain when the sub. reported himself in the conning-tower.
hoistverbUS /hɔɪst/
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading Being under fire, she could not hoist in the picquet-boat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
MONITORSnounUS /ˈmɑːnətərz/
plural of “monitor” — someone who supervises (an examination)
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Fire-control platform, Mr. Tressidar," ordered the captain when the sub. reported himself in the conning-tower.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Being under fire, she could not hoist in the picquet-boat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Fire-control platform, Mr. Tressidar," ordered the captain when the sub. reported himself in the conning-tower.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
picquet-boat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Being under fire, she could not hoist in the picquet-boat.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading "Fire-control platform, Mr. Tressidar," ordered the captain when the sub. reported himself in the conning-tower.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading "Fire-control platform, Mr. Tressidar," ordered the captain when the sub. reported himself in the conning-tower.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being under fire, she could not hoist in the picquet-boat.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
steamboat's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
subverbUS /sʌb/
be a substitute
From this reading "Fire-control platform, Mr. Tressidar," ordered the captain when the sub. reported himself in the conning-tower.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Wind and tide being favourable, the boat was cut adrift.
Tressidar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fire-control platform, Mr. Tressidar," ordered the captain when the sub. reported himself in the conning-tower.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
except if; if not
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MONITORS IN ACTION UNDER a screen of smoke from a far-flung line of destroyers the "Anzac" picked up her steamboat's crew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wind and tide being favourable, the boat was cut adrift.
at the time that
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Wind and tide being favourable, the boat was cut adrift.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Unless sunk by a chance shot, she could be recovered when the monitors withdrew at the conclusion of the bombardment.
