used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading The pink-and-white one stared and said “My aunt!”
balancedadjectiveUS /ˈbælənst/
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
blue-jacket
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From this reading Then he, too, leaped to the deck, and a stocky cockney blue-jacket poked his nose over the rail.
boardedverbUS /ˈbɔːrdəd/
past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
cockneynounUS /ˈkɑːkni/
a native of the east end of London
From this reading Then he, too, leaped to the deck, and a stocky cockney blue-jacket poked his nose over the rail.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
DamnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading “Damn my eyes!” said this individual.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
Desmond
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From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Damn my eyes!” said this individual.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
Hon
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From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
hoveverbUS /hoʊv/
inflected form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Damn my eyes!” said this individual.
Jacob'snounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəbz/
possessive form of “jacob” — French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
engage in
From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
middynoun
blouse with a sailor collar
From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
a particular point in time
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
a form of address for a man
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
NarcissusnounUS /nɑːrˈsɪsəs/
bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Then he, too, leaped to the deck, and a stocky cockney blue-jacket poked his nose over the rail.
O'HaranounUS /oʊˈherə/
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The pink-and-white one stared and said “My aunt!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he, too, leaped to the deck, and a stocky cockney blue-jacket poked his nose over the rail.
oversideadverb
over the side of a boat
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
PanthernounUS /ˈpænθər/
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
pink-and-white
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From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
pokedverbUS /poʊkt/
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading Then he, too, leaped to the deck, and a stocky cockney blue-jacket poked his nose over the rail.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
Reardon
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From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
stockyadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːki/
having a short and solid form or stature
From this reading Then he, too, leaped to the deck, and a stocky cockney blue-jacket poked his nose over the rail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he, too, leaped to the deck, and a stocky cockney blue-jacket poked his nose over the rail.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Damn my eyes!” said this individual.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then he, too, leaped to the deck, and a stocky cockney blue-jacket poked his nose over the rail.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
at the time that
From this reading When Captain the Hon. Desmond O'Hara, of H.M.S. Panther, boarded the steamer Narcissus via the Jacob's ladder Mr. Reardon hove overside at his command, he paused a moment, balanced on the ship's rail, and stared.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “My word!” he said, and leaped to the deck, to make room for a pink-and-white middy.
