used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
Barnes
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From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
exhale hard
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
can't
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From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
couldn't
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From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
command with authority
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
how
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From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
ingratitudenoun
a lack of gratitude
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
oarnounUS /ɔːr/
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
on one occasion
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
having a point
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
rakedverbUS /reɪkt/
past form of “rake” — move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
except for; apart from
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
express in words
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
a special situation
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
the upper part of anything
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
tornadonounUS /tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ/
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Captain, we can't live this out,” cried Barnes; “we must run her ashore at once; tide has turned; we might be blown out to sea, with one oar, and then the Lord Himself couldn't save us.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
wind-cocks
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From this reading This rough ingratitude of wind to waves, which had followed each breath of its orders, produced extraordinary passion, and raked them into pointed wind-cocks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DEAD LETTER With that great tornado, the wind took a leap of more points of the compass than I can tell.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading One thing, at any rate, was within my compass--it had been blowing to the top of its capacity, direct from the sea, but now it began to blow quite as hard along the shore.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Barnes, the fisherman, said how many; but I might be quite wrong in repeating it.
