used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now then, Bob, don't sit there hutched up like a wet monkey.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading "It was an accident."
accidentsnounUS /ˈæksədənts/
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It was an accident."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
arter
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From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
best-manned
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From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
boatswainnounUS /ˈboʊtsweɪn/
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Now then, Bob, don't sit there hutched up like a wet monkey.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "Don't bully the poor fellow," cried Poole hotly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Don't bully the poor fellow," cried Poole hotly.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't bully the poor fellow," cried Poole hotly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
expectsverbUS /ɪkˈspekts/
third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
a boy or man
From this reading "Don't bully the poor fellow," cried Poole hotly.
gunboat's
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From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
come to pass
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
heared
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From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
hotlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːtli/
in a heated manner
From this reading "Don't bully the poor fellow," cried Poole hotly.
hutched
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From this reading Now then, Bob, don't sit there hutched up like a wet monkey.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
ill-usedadjective
(of persons) taken advantage of
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was an accident."
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
and nothing more
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Now then, Bob, don't sit there hutched up like a wet monkey.
monkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading Now then, Bob, don't sit there hutched up like a wet monkey.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now then, Bob, don't sit there hutched up like a wet monkey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
Poole
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From this reading "Don't bully the poor fellow," cried Poole hotly.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Don't bully the poor fellow," cried Poole hotly.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
express in words
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
be seated
From this reading Now then, Bob, don't sit there hutched up like a wet monkey.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't bully the poor fellow," cried Poole hotly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now then, Bob, don't sit there hutched up like a wet monkey.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now then, Bob, don't sit there hutched up like a wet monkey.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was an accident."
we've
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From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Now then, Bob, don't sit there hutched up like a wet monkey.
at the time that
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One expects them, and has to put up with them when they comes; but people ought to have accidents at proper times and places, not just when we've escaped running ourselves down, and the Spanish gunboat's arter us.
wringverbUS /rɪŋ/
twist and press out of shape
From this reading "Of course it was, sir," cried the boatswain, in an ill-used tone, as he drew off his jacket and began to wring it as tightly as he could; "and accidents, as I have heared say, will happen in the best-manned vessels.
