on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
air-chambers
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From this reading The pontoon was quickly out of the cabin and the air-chambers filled.
(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 Then all three took seats in it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barney and Pomp were not slow in obeying this command.
Barney
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From this reading Barney and Pomp were not slow in obeying this command.
Belden
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From this reading Quickly the pontoon pulled over to the gangway of the Belden.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The pontoon was quickly out of the cabin and the air-chambers filled.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Barney and Pomp were not slow in obeying this command.
DolphinnounUS /ˈdɑːlfən/
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The pontoon was quickly out of the cabin and the air-chambers filled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
gangwaynoun
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading Quickly the pontoon pulled over to the gangway of the Belden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barney and Pomp were not slow in obeying this command.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then all three took seats in it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barney and Pomp were not slow in obeying this command.
obeyingverbUS /oʊˈbeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Barney and Pomp were not slow in obeying this command.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pontoon was quickly out of the cabin and the air-chambers filled.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The pontoon was quickly out of the cabin and the air-chambers filled.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Quickly the pontoon pulled over to the gangway of the Belden.
PompnounUS /pɑːmp/
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading Barney and Pomp were not slow in obeying this command.
pontoonnounUS /pɑːnˈtuːn/
(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
From this reading The pontoon was quickly out of the cabin and the air-chambers filled.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Quickly the pontoon pulled over to the gangway of the Belden.
with speed
From this reading The pontoon was quickly out of the cabin and the air-chambers filled.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Then all three took seats in it.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Barney and Pomp were not slow in obeying this command.
StanhopenounUS /ˈstænəp/
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pontoon was quickly out of the cabin and the air-chambers filled.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then all three took seats in it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Barney and Pomp were not slow in obeying this command.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then all three took seats in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then all three took seats in it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Stanhope was left aboard the Dolphin to look out for matters until their return.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pontoon was quickly out of the cabin and the air-chambers filled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Barney and Pomp were not slow in obeying this command.
