used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading ON BOARD THE "SWALLOW" "Captain Broadbeam, come here, please."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
Broadbeam
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From this reading ON BOARD THE "SWALLOW" "Captain Broadbeam, come here, please."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ON BOARD THE "SWALLOW" "Captain Broadbeam, come here, please."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ON BOARD THE "SWALLOW" "Captain Broadbeam, come here, please."
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Now of a sudden the glass dropped in his nerveless hand.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Now of a sudden the glass dropped in his nerveless hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Now of a sudden the glass dropped in his nerveless hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ON BOARD THE "SWALLOW" "Captain Broadbeam, come here, please."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now of a sudden the glass dropped in his nerveless hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
a boy or man
From this reading "Why, lad, what’s the matter?"
landwardsadverb
toward land
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Why, lad, what’s the matter?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
nervelessadjective
marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
From this reading Now of a sudden the glass dropped in his nerveless hand.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now of a sudden the glass dropped in his nerveless hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOARD THE "SWALLOW" "Captain Broadbeam, come here, please."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ON BOARD THE "SWALLOW" "Captain Broadbeam, come here, please."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
spyglassnounUS /ˈspaɪɡlæs/
a small refracting telescope
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Now of a sudden the glass dropped in his nerveless hand.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
SWALLOWverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading ON BOARD THE "SWALLOW" "Captain Broadbeam, come here, please."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BOARD THE "SWALLOW" "Captain Broadbeam, come here, please."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For over ten minutes Bob had stood at the side, gazing through a spyglass landwards.
Vilett
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From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Bob Vilett had spoken in a way that might well have excited the surprise of the commander of the steamer.
what's
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From this reading "Why, lad, what’s the matter?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, lad, what’s the matter?"
