used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
afore
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From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
ain't
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From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you hungry then?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
dampernounUS /ˈdæmpər/
a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
don't
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From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
drawlnounUS /drɔːl/
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
a boy or man
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
gnashverbUS /næʃ/
grind together, of teeth
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Are you hungry then?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
I've
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From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
by chance
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
vittles
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From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
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 "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
wholesomeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊlsəm/
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The captain stared at Jack's serious face for a few moments, and then he joined with the doctor and me in a hearty laugh.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Hungry!" said Jack, without a drawl, and he gave his teeth a gnash; "why, I ain't had nothing but some damper and a bottle o' water since I came on board."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here, come down; you do look as if a little wholesome vittles would do you good.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't well understand you yet, my fine fellow," he said; "perhaps I shall, though, afore I've done.
