used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
BALDadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "It's like goin' below in a Chinese junk," he muttered.
bumpedverbUS /bʌmpt/
past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
bureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
Cap'n
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From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading "It's like goin' below in a Chinese junk," he muttered.
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
emphasisnounUS /ˈemfəsəs/
special importance or significance
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
set up or found
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
goin
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From this reading "It's like goin' below in a Chinese junk," he muttered.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
ignitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪɡˈnaɪtɪd/
set afire
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's like goin' below in a Chinese junk," he muttered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
It's
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From this reading "It's like goin' below in a Chinese junk," he muttered.
JonahnounUS /ˈdʒoʊnə/
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
junknounUS /dʒʌŋk/
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading "It's like goin' below in a Chinese junk," he muttered.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It's like goin' below in a Chinese junk," he muttered.
provided with artificial light
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
loftnounUS /lɔːft/
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "It's like goin' below in a Chinese junk," he muttered.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
Pettys
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From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
pokedverbUS /poʊkt/
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
stairnounUS /ster/
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
at the time that
From this reading He had seen more cramped quarters; but it was a fact that the loft room over the Pettys' kitchen was not his ideal of what his quarters were to be when he retired from the sea.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BALD TRUTH It was a narrow, dark stair up which Cap'n Jonah poked his way.
wicknounUS /wɪk/
any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
From this reading He got into the room, lit a match and found and ignited the wick of the lamp upon the bureau.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He bumped his head at the landing and said "Whatever!" with more than his usual emphasis.
