used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
cleansnounUS /kliːnz/
plural of “clean” — a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
copranounUS /ˈkoʊprə/
the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "'Cut the lady stuff,' I says.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
dealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
docksnounUS /dɑːks/
plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading And then I takes Janssen down to the docks.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And then I takes Janssen down to the docks.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
fixesnounUS /ˈfɪksɪz/
plural of “fix” — informal terms for a difficult situation
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Cut the lady stuff,' I says.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
Janssen
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From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
junknounUS /dʒʌŋk/
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "'Cut the lady stuff,' I says.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
mother-of-pearlnoun
the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'She's my prisoner.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
on one occasion
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
orangesnounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒəz/
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading 'She's my prisoner.'
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'Cut the lady stuff,' I says.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
She's
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From this reading 'She's my prisoner.'
state-rooms
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From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
not in physical motion
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "'Cut the lady stuff,' I says.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading And then I takes Janssen down to the docks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Cut the lady stuff,' I says.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then I takes Janssen down to the docks.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then I takes Janssen down to the docks.
tradingnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were state-rooms still aboard her, though now they were filled with junk for trading, but I made a deal with the captain and he cleans one out and fixes it up for Janssen.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading "She was a trading schooner, dealing in copra, oranges, cotton, mother-of-pearl, and such like, but once she must have been a fine yacht.
