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From this reading "_JUNE_ 6.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
(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 Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
appendagenounUS /əˈpendɪdʒ/
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading But for this appendage, we would be now warping through the fissures.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
bumpingverbUS /ˈbʌmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for this appendage, we would be now warping through the fissures.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
fissuresnounUS /ˈfɪʃərz/
plural of “fissure” — a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading But for this appendage, we would be now warping through the fissures.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for this appendage, we would be now warping through the fissures.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
glueverbUS /ɡluː/
join or attach with or as if with glue
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
immovablyadverb
so as to be incapable of moving
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
impactnounUS /ˌɪmˈpækt/
the striking of one body against another
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "_JUNE_ 6.
keelnounUS /kiːl/
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
levernounUS /ˈlevər/
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
protrudingadjectiveUS /proʊˈtruːdɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
ruddernounUS /ˈrʌdər/
a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
cut with a saw
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
spars
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From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
sticking-plaster
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From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
strengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈstreŋθənd/
given added strength or support
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
tenaciousadjectiveUS /təˈneɪʃəs/
good at remembering
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But for this appendage, we would be now warping through the fissures.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
transparentadjectiveUS /trænˈsperənt/
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading Acting, as this impact does, at the long end of a lever, our stern being immovably fixed, it must be hard upon the rudder post, a beam that is now protruding from the least strengthened part of our brig into a transparent glue of tenacious ice.
tripodnounUS /ˈtraɪpɑːd/
a three-legged rack used for support
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
hard to endure
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
twelve-feet
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From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
warpingnounUS /ˈwɔːrpɪŋ/
a moral or mental distortion
From this reading But for this appendage, we would be now warping through the fissures.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But for this appendage, we would be now warping through the fissures.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Our bumping continued all I night, without any apparent effect I upon our sticking-plaster.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The twelve-feet saw, suspended from a tripod of spars, is at work, trying to cut a line across the mass to our keel.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for this appendage, we would be now warping through the fissures.
