used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Alone on an Island, by W.H.G. Kingston.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Alone on an Island, by W.H.G. Kingston.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
becalmedadjectiveUS /bɪˈkɑːmd/
rendered motionless for lack of wind
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
bulwarks
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From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alone on an Island, by W.H.G. Kingston.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
compellingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpelɪŋ/
driving or forcing
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
Deason
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From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Alone on an Island, by W.H.G. Kingston.
glass-likeadjective
resembling glass
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Alone on an Island, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Alone on an Island, by W.H.G. Kingston.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading Alone on an Island, by W.H.G. Kingston.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
letter-of-marque
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From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alone on an Island, by W.H.G. Kingston.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
sailsnounUS /seɪlz/
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
try to get or reach
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Alone on an Island, by W.H.G. Kingston.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek such shade as the bulwarks or sails afforded.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading The _Wolf_, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific.
