(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
ASCERTAINS
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
DESTINATIONnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
forecastlenoun
living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
How
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From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
engage in
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
MICHIGANnounUS /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
PHIL
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
uttered with a trill
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
Sanderson
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From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
unsteadyadjectiveUS /ənˈstedi/
subject to change or variation
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
at the time that
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
