used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
Alan
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
Andie
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From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
BASSnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
drenchedadjectiveUS /drentʃt/
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
fish-scales
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
hoenounUS /hoʊ/
a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
Lowlandernoun
a native of the Lowlands of Scotland
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
not any; not one
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
and nothing more
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
ordinarilyadverbUS /ˌɔːrdəˈnerəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
plantationsnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
Ransome's
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
Identical; not different.
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
cut with a saw
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
transport commercially
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
shipwrecknounUS /ˈʃɪprek/
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
refrain from harming
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
steersmannoun
the person who steers a ship
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
stretchersnounUS /ˈstretʃərz/
plural of “stretcher” — a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
twenty-pounders
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
precisely as stated
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
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 The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
whip's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
