used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading I had a decided belief that Captain Somes didn’t wish me to get aboard the Gullwing again.
anew
From this reading I had a decided belief that Captain Somes didn’t wish me to get aboard the Gullwing again.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
Barney
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From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Which, by the way, was likely to be the facts in the case.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading I had a decided belief that Captain Somes didn’t wish me to get aboard the Gullwing again.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Which, by the way, was likely to be the facts in the case.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Which, by the way, was likely to be the facts in the case.
cast-offadjective
thrown away
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading So, with this scheme in my mind, I expect I was even more cautious than was necessary.
clothing in general
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
costingnounUS /ˈkɔːstɪŋ/
cost accounting
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
cripplingadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪpəlɪŋ/
that cripples or disables or incapacitates
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
recognizable; marked
From this reading I had a decided belief that Captain Somes didn’t wish me to get aboard the Gullwing again.
didn't
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From this reading I had a decided belief that Captain Somes didn’t wish me to get aboard the Gullwing again.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
divisible by two
From this reading So, with this scheme in my mind, I expect I was even more cautious than was necessary.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading So, with this scheme in my mind, I expect I was even more cautious than was necessary.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Which, by the way, was likely to be the facts in the case.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
grubnounUS /ɡrʌb/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
Gullwing
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From this reading I had a decided belief that Captain Somes didn’t wish me to get aboard the Gullwing again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
I'd
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From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
of the present time and place
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
Joe
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From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Which, by the way, was likely to be the facts in the case.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had a decided belief that Captain Somes didn’t wish me to get aboard the Gullwing again.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading So, with this scheme in my mind, I expect I was even more cautious than was necessary.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So, with this scheme in my mind, I expect I was even more cautious than was necessary.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
absolutely essential
From this reading So, with this scheme in my mind, I expect I was even more cautious than was necessary.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
any competition
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
refusalnounUS /rəˈfjuːzəl/
the act of refusing
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
not used up
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading So, with this scheme in my mind, I expect I was even more cautious than was necessary.
Seamew
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From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, with this scheme in my mind, I expect I was even more cautious than was necessary.
Somes
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From this reading I had a decided belief that Captain Somes didn’t wish me to get aboard the Gullwing again.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So, with this scheme in my mind, I expect I was even more cautious than was necessary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So, with this scheme in my mind, I expect I was even more cautious than was necessary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Which, by the way, was likely to be the facts in the case.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In Which We Have a Good Race In Earnest_ And I had an idea that if I asked the captain to go in the boat, or suggested it to Mr. Barney, I’d get an immediate refusal.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I had a decided belief that Captain Somes didn’t wish me to get aboard the Gullwing again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Not that he needed my services particularly--although my work was costing him nothing but my grub and the cast-off clothes I had been given; but Captain Si feared that Captain Joe needed me, and my remaining with the Seamew was crippling his rival.
