used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
divertverbUS /daɪˈvɜːrt/
turn aside; turn away from
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
dryingverbUS /ˈdraɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “dry” — remove the moisture from and make dry
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
FinnnounUS /fɪn/
a native or inhabitant of Finland
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading HEAVY WEATHER.
helmnounUS /helm/
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
joker's
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From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
MuffinnounUS /ˈmʌfən/
a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
mutinynounUS /ˈmjuːtəni/
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
noteworthyadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtwɜːrði/
worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
privatelyadverbUS /ˈpraɪvətli/
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
procureverbUS /proʊˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
referverbUS /rəˈfɜːr/
make reference to
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this, for a good many days nothing in any degree noteworthy happened.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
valet's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading HEAVY WEATHER.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading It seemed, indeed, as though whatever little there was to alarm or divert during this extraordinary voyage had been packed into the beginning of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
Wilfrid
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From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Muffin lay ill of his back for two days in his bunk; but for Wilfrid, Finn would have had the poor devil up and about within an hour of drying and dressing himself.
yacht's
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From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
yellow-faced
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From this reading The skipper could not forgive that menace of mutiny which had been involved in the yellow-faced joker’s effort to procure the shifting of the yacht’s helm for home, and he would always refer privately to me with violent indignation to the valet’s trick upon his master.
