used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
bilgenoun
water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
compartmentnounUS /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
the act of departing
From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
I'll
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From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, she won't!" snapped Harry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
pumpverbUS /pʌmp/
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
with speed
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, she won't!" snapped Harry.
she'll
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From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
She's
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From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "No, she won't!" snapped Harry.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Get the hand bilge pump going and I'll start the power pump with the electric light engine!"
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
male cat
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
tremornounUS /ˈtremər/
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
under normal conditions
From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
a message informing of danger
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
we'll
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From this reading "She's started a butt and we'll have to beach her or she'll sink right out here in the Gulf of Mexico!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
in or at the place that
From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
WIG-WAGGING
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From this reading WIG-WAGGING A WARNING Tom and Harry quickly followed their chum to the cabin, where their eyes were greeted by the sight of water rising above the floor of the forward compartment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She's started a butt!" declared Tom with a tremor in his usually cheery voice.
won't
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From this reading "No, she won't!" snapped Harry.
