used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading Enoch lay in his berth, reading.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
blindingadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
confined by bonds
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
Britannicadjective
of Britain
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
placed in a grave
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
clamberedverbUS /ˈklæmbərd/
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
Enoch
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From this reading Enoch lay in his berth, reading.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
fore-deck
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
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 _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
Heavy-booted
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Enoch lay in his berth, reading.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
lashingnounUS /ˈlæʃɪŋ/
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Enoch lay in his berth, reading.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
obliteratedadjectiveUS /əˈblɪtəreɪtɪd/
reduced to nothingness
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Enoch lay in his berth, reading.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
starboard-deck
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
stateroomnoun
a guest cabin
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
stubbornlyadverbUS /ˈstʌbərnli/
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
vibrationnounUS /vaɪˈbreɪʃən/
the act of vibrating
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
windbreaknoun
hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
wintryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪntri/
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
