used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SEA VOYAGE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
billowsnounUS /ˈbɪloʊz/
plural of “billow” — a large sea wave
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
a boy or man
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
greatly pleased
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
drenchedadjectiveUS /drentʃt/
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
not one, and not any
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A SEA VOYAGE.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
showernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
tug-boat
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From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading A SEA VOYAGE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not long after this little conversation that the tug-boat was bravely puffing out to sea.
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 The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
in or at the place that
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys were delighted with the motion of the vessel as it plunged over the waves, and none of them felt in the least degree sick.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The wind was strong and the waves ran pretty high, but the boat made her way over the rough water without difficulty.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Chap wished to go out on the bow, where he could stand and see the boat “breast the billows;” but he was not allowed to do this, for every now and then a shower of spray came over the bows, and he would have been drenched to the skin in ten minutes.
