used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
(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 In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
amusementsnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənts/
plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
crewsnounUS /kruːz/
plural of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
delightsnounUS /dɪˈlaɪts/
plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
move gently or carefully
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
exchangingverbUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “exchange” — give to, and receive from, one another
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
GAMnoun
a herd of whales
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
invitingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
attractive and tempting
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
jack-tarnoun
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
jollificationnoun
a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
engage in
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
used to form the superlative
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
not any; not one
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
rejoiceverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/
feel happiness or joy
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
transport commercially
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
Shoregoing
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From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
whale-fisheries
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From this reading In the whale-fisheries, no doubt, he has more than enough of excitement, but after a time he gets used to this, and begins to long for a little variety--and of all the pleasures that fall to his lot, that which delights him most is to have a GAM with another ship.
whale-ships
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From this reading Now, a gam is the meeting of two or more whale-ships, their keeping company for a time, and the exchanging of visits by the crews.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading His pleasures and amusements are so few that he is thankful to make the most of whatever is thrown in his way.
at the time that
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading NEWS FROM HOME--A GAM Shoregoing people have but little notion of the ease with which the heart of a jack-tar is made to rejoice when he is out on a long voyage.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is neither more nor less than a jollification on the sea--the inviting of your friends to feast and make merry in your floating house.
