used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
from appearances alone
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
athwartadverbUS /əˈθwɔːrt/
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her iron deck was unpleasantly hot, and the negroes who crossed it between hatch and surfboat hopped.
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
bubblingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌbəlɪŋ/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
creeksnounUS /kriːks/
plural of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
placed crosswise
From this reading Her iron deck was unpleasantly hot, and the negroes who crossed it between hatch and surfboat hopped.
Cumbrianoun
a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Her iron deck was unpleasantly hot, and the negroes who crossed it between hatch and surfboat hopped.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
one or the other of two
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
foulest
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From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
hatchverbUS /hætʃ/
emerge from the eggs
From this reading Her iron deck was unpleasantly hot, and the negroes who crossed it between hatch and surfboat hopped.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
high-arched
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From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
hoppedverbUS /hɑːpt/
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading Her iron deck was unpleasantly hot, and the negroes who crossed it between hatch and surfboat hopped.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
hove-up
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From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
insufferablyadverb
to an insufferable degree
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Her iron deck was unpleasantly hot, and the negroes who crossed it between hatch and surfboat hopped.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
JEFFERSONnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
mangrovenounUS /ˈmænɡroʊv/
a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
mirenounUS /maɪr/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
negroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Her iron deck was unpleasantly hot, and the negroes who crossed it between hatch and surfboat hopped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
except for; apart from
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
starboardnounUS /ˈstɑːrbərd/
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
steamer's
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From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
not in physical motion
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
surfboatnoun
a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
From this reading Her iron deck was unpleasantly hot, and the negroes who crossed it between hatch and surfboat hopped.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a bend close by, and her original crew had apparently either failed to swing her round it, which is an accident that sometimes happens in that country, or driven her ashore to save her sinking.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
unpleasantlyadverbUS /ənˈplezəntli/
in an unpleasant manner
From this reading Her iron deck was unpleasantly hot, and the negroes who crossed it between hatch and surfboat hopped.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
valvenounUS /vælv/
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
wedgedadjectiveUS /wedʒd/
wedged or packed in together
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
at the time that
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She lay with her bows wedged into the mangrove forest, which crawled on high-arched roots over leagues of bubbling mire to the edge of one of the foulest creeks in Western Africa.
which person or people
From this reading Her iron deck was unpleasantly hot, and the negroes who crossed it between hatch and surfboat hopped.
winchnounUS /wɪntʃ/
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JEFFERSON FEELS THE STRAIN The afternoon was wearing through, but it was still almost insufferably hot when Jefferson stood with his hand upon the valve of the _Cumbria_'s forward winch.
yeastyadjective
of or resembling or containing yeast
From this reading It flowed, thick and yeasty, beneath the steamer's hove-up side, for she lay with a list to starboard athwart the stream.
