used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading VOLUME TWO, CHAPTER TWELVE.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
Eric
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From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
gurly
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From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
hadna
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From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
leaguenounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
mastnounUS /mæst/
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
Petrelnoun
relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
having a point
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
sailclothnoun
a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
StormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
up to a particular time
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
to-night
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From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading VOLUME TWO, CHAPTER TWELVE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading VOLUME TWO, CHAPTER TWELVE.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME TWO, CHAPTER TWELVE.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
at the time that
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind grew high, And gurly grew the sea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
