used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
(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 "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
arn't
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From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
atopadverbUS /əˈtɑːp/
on, to, or at the top
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "No," said the captain sternly.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading STORY ONE, CHAPTER THIRTY.
chuckedverbUS /tʃʌkt/
past form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
forksel
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From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
grufflyadverbUS /ˈɡrʌfli/
in a gruff manner
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/
stricken with horror
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
the force of workers available
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said the captain sternly.
Oakum's
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From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading STORY ONE, CHAPTER THIRTY.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
ribsnounUS /rɪbz/
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said the captain sternly.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading "No," said the captain sternly.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading STORY ONE, CHAPTER THIRTY.
swarmingverbUS /ˈswɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," said the captain sternly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
they've
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From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading STORY ONE, CHAPTER THIRTY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
hard to endure
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then it was him as they've cut down and chucked overboard."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are the other men?" said the captain, after a horrified pause caused by Sam Oakum's announcement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Them as arn't in the swim is down in the forksel," said Sam, gruffly, "with all the chain cable piled atop on 'em, I expect; but it seemed to me as if the deck was swarming in the dark with fellows, all a trying to let daylight into your ribs."
