Chapter XIII

later than; following

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

(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 Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

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

From this reading It’ll be touch and go, anyway.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading It’ll be touch and go, anyway.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It’ll be touch and go, anyway.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

exhale hard

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THREE FOR TWENTY-SEVEN.

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From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It’ll be touch and go, anyway.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

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From this reading It’ll be touch and go, anyway.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

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From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

full of life and energy

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

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

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

on one occasion

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

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

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

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

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

-ing form of “swamp” — drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

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

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

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

From this reading THREE FOR TWENTY-SEVEN.

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

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading It’ll be touch and go, anyway.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one

From this reading THREE FOR TWENTY-SEVEN.

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

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

precisely as stated

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Every gill of water tells now, and it strikes me if we get very much more of the Mexican Gulf on board the decks will blow up, and she’ll go down like kentledge ballast.”

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

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

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

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

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

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading Mr. Onslow, you will have the deck all to yourself—after you’ve done your job on the forehold, of course; and you’d better jump lively after that at once.

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading “Now, my lads,” said Kettle, “you’ve got to hump yourselves, or we’ll have the steamer swamping beneath us.