Chapter II · Chapter 2

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading ASHORE AT MALTA.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ASHORE AT MALTA.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

closed to traffic

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

confined by bonds

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

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From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

plural of “fort” — a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

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From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

in a grim implacable manner

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

prudent

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

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From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

English lyric poet (1591-1674)

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

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From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

located inward

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

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From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

an awkward stupid person

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

From this reading ASHORE AT MALTA.

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From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

not any; not one

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

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From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

being on the outside or further from a center

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

above and across; more than

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

to extremes

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

go across or through

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

possessive form of “pilot” — someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

not clear to the understanding

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

a large number or amount

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

hit hard

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

except if; if not

From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

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From this reading "We're bound to have a smash _now_," muttered Herrick, "unless that lubber of a pilot's kind 'nuff to fall overboard."

at the time that

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading So thought Frank, as the steamer glided into a narrow channel between the two enormous forts of the outer harbor, through the embrasures of which scores of heavy cannon, high up over the mast-heads of the _Arizona_, looked grimly down.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Other forts, almost equally huge and formidable, guarded the entrance to the inner harbor, which was so narrow that the three English iron-clads anchored within almost blocked it up, and it was a puzzling question how the _Arizona_ was to pass them.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sailors have a proverb that Valetta Harbor is like a hen-coop--"no gittin' out when you're in, and no gittin' in when you're out."