used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ham an' fried eggs an' a sizzlin' pot o' coffee.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Ham an' fried eggs an' a sizzlin' pot o' coffee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's for breakfast, Scraggsy, old kid?" asked Mr. Gibney.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
aroused or activated
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "What's for breakfast, Scraggsy, old kid?" asked Mr. Gibney.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading "Ham an' fried eggs an' a sizzlin' pot o' coffee.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
Diego
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From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
FriedadjectiveUS /fraɪd/
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
GibnounUS /ɡɪb/
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading Thought a way out o' our mess, Gib?"
Gibney
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From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
Gibney's
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From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
green-pea
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From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
HamnounUS /hæm/
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading "Ham an' fried eggs an' a sizzlin' pot o' coffee.
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "What's for breakfast, Scraggsy, old kid?" asked Mr. Gibney.
Loma
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From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
Maggie
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From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading Thought a way out o' our mess, Gib?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
a form of address for a man
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
nutrimentnoun
a source of materials to nourish the body
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
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 "Ham an' fried eggs an' a sizzlin' pot o' coffee.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "What's for breakfast, Scraggsy, old kid?" asked Mr. Gibney.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Thought a way out o' our mess, Gib?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thought a way out o' our mess, Gib?"
partialitynounUS /ˌpɑːrʃiˈæləti/
a predisposition to like something
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
potnounUS /pɑːt/
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading "Ham an' fried eggs an' a sizzlin' pot o' coffee.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
roundingnounUS /ˈraʊndɪŋ/
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
San
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From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
Scraggs
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From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
Scraggsy
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From this reading "What's for breakfast, Scraggsy, old kid?" asked Mr. Gibney.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
sizzlin
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From this reading "Ham an' fried eggs an' a sizzlin' pot o' coffee.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thought a way out o' our mess, Gib?"
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
having passed out of existence
From this reading "Fried eggs," said Captain Scraggs, remembering Mr. Gibney's partiality for that form of nutriment in the vanished days of the green-pea trade.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thought a way out o' our mess, Gib?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At six o'clock next morning the _Maggie_ was rounding Point Loma, heading in for San Diego Bay, and Captain Scraggs went below and awakened Mr. Gibney.
What's
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From this reading "What's for breakfast, Scraggsy, old kid?" asked Mr. Gibney.
