used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
(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 “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
ButlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
Cap'n
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From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
a person who is in charge
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
chimedverbUS /tʃaɪmd/
past form of “chime” — emit a sound
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
closestadverbUS /ˈkloʊsəst/
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
ebbverbUS /eb/
flow back or recede
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
engine-room
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From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
at any time
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
five-and-fifty
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From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
Hattie
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From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
the act of retaining something
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
how
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From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
I've
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From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
Montauk
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From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
pilot-house
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From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
sou'westernoun
a strong wind from the southwest
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
state-room
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From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “There was a stiff sou’wester all the night and day before, and with the tide at ebb it made a terrible current setting out by Montauk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Our course ought to have kept us full five miles farther out.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
at the time that
From this reading That was what the chief pilot said to Captain Smith when he returned to the pilot-house after he had seen Hattie Butler to her state-room, and taken a turn to the engine-room and forward deck below to see how things went there.
in or at the place that
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How on earth did we ever get in so far, with the wind holding where it did?” chimed in the other pilot.
a late time of life
From this reading “Cap’n, that was the closest call I’ve ever had on the Sound, and I’ve been on it, boy and man, for five-and-fifty years.”
