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DEFEAT. A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her. "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said. "Anyhow, we'll get way on her." It was a relief to hoist the mainsail.
Chapter 18 of Hawtrey's Deputy is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"Anyhow, we'll get way on her."”
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “DEFEAT.”
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading “It was a relief to hoist the mainsail.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.”
toward the west
From this reading “A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Anyhow, we'll get way on her."
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading DEFEAT.
the state of being poorly illuminated
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading It was a relief to hoist the mainsail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a relief to hoist the mainsail.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
the lowermost sail on the mainmast
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading It was a relief to hoist the mainsail.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
a large beer glass
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Anyhow, we'll get way on her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anyhow, we'll get way on her."
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "I don't like the look of the weather, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd like to see that boat," he said.
toward the west
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
at the time that
From this reading A grey dimness was creeping in upon the schooner when a little bitter breeze sprang up from westwards, and Dampier bade them get the mainsail on to her.
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