(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 _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
ArmstrongnounUS /ˈɑːrmstrɑːŋ/
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading The firm of Topsail, Armstrong, Grimm & Company, with the skipper and cook, shivered to think of it.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading The seventh of August!
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
Blow-Me-Down
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From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
CashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The firm of Topsail, Armstrong, Grimm & Company, with the skipper and cook, shivered to think of it.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The firm of Topsail, Armstrong, Grimm & Company, with the skipper and cook, shivered to think of it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Ten more trading days!
ExtinctionnounUS /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
no longer active; extinguished
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading How near it was to the first of September!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
GrimmnounUS /ɡrɪm/
the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)
From this reading The firm of Topsail, Armstrong, Grimm & Company, with the skipper and cook, shivered to think of it.
HarbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
the state of being honored
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
How
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From this reading How near it was to the first of September!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How near it was to the first of September!
JollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
conformity or harmony
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Ten more trading days!
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading How near it was to the first of September!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
PassesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading How near it was to the first of September!
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading The seventh of August!
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading The firm of Topsail, Armstrong, Grimm & Company, with the skipper and cook, shivered to think of it.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading The firm of Topsail, Armstrong, Grimm & Company, with the skipper and cook, shivered to think of it.
move hurridly
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten more trading days!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The firm of Topsail, Armstrong, Grimm & Company, with the skipper and cook, shivered to think of it.
ThreatenverbUS /ˈθretən/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How near it was to the first of September!
Topsailnoun
a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
tradingnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading Ten more trading days!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How near it was to the first of September!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
Wreckers
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From this reading _In Which the "Spot Cash" is Picked up by Blow-Me-Down Rock In Jolly Harbour, Wreckers Threaten Extinction and the Honour of the Firm Passes into the Keeping of Billy Topsail_ The _Spot Cash_ made for the French Shore with all the speed her heels could command.
