used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
anew
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are in the big tank, and that may slide overboard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “They are in the big tank, and that may slide overboard.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
CHUNKYadjectiveUS /ˈtʃʌŋki/
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading The wind blew the rain so hard that the water drops sounded like hail stones.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading The wind blew the rain so hard that the water drops sounded like hail stones.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
hipposnounUS /ˈhɪpoʊz/
plural of “hippo” — an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They are in the big tank, and that may slide overboard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The wind blew the rain so hard that the water drops sounded like hail stones.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “They are in the big tank, and that may slide overboard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
OVERBOARDadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The wind blew the rain so hard that the water drops sounded like hail stones.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
transport commercially
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
sidewiseadverbUS /ˈsaɪdwaɪz/
toward one side
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading “They are in the big tank, and that may slide overboard.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The wind blew the rain so hard that the water drops sounded like hail stones.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The wind blew the rain so hard that the water drops sounded like hail stones.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
tanknounUS /tæŋk/
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading “They are in the big tank, and that may slide overboard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are in the big tank, and that may slide overboard.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
precisely as stated
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHUNKY FALLS OVERBOARD The storm was a very hard one, and it tossed the ship, large as she was, up and down and sidewise.
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 Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What shall we do about those hippos?” asked the animal man of the captain.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind blew the rain so hard that the water drops sounded like hail stones.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes it seemed as if the steamer would go entirely down under the water, and again it seemed as if she would be tossed up to the angry clouds that blew along so fast overhead.
