used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RUN ASHORE.
(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 As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Altogether with the cloth and the money that had been taken the loss would amount to two hundred pounds.
a quantity of money
From this reading Altogether with the cloth and the money that had been taken the loss would amount to two hundred pounds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
towards the shore from the water
From this reading A RUN ASHORE.
beadsnounUS /biːdz/
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
lacking funds
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
Camacho
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From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Altogether with the cloth and the money that had been taken the loss would amount to two hundred pounds.
coinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
a state at a particular time
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
coralsnounUS /ˈkɔːrəlz/
plural of “coral” — a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
doubloons
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From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
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 On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
set up or found
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
destroyed or killed
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
highest in quality
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
how
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From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
ten 10s
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
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 We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
something that is lost
From this reading Altogether with the cloth and the money that had been taken the loss would amount to two hundred pounds.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
Pentlea
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From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A RUN ASHORE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Altogether with the cloth and the money that had been taken the loss would amount to two hundred pounds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Altogether with the cloth and the money that had been taken the loss would amount to two hundred pounds.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Altogether with the cloth and the money that had been taken the loss would amount to two hundred pounds.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
at the time that
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
in or at the place that
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We soon told him of how Simon Pentlea had left, and the condition in which we had found the cabin when we broke into it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Altogether with the cloth and the money that had been taken the loss would amount to two hundred pounds.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Altogether with the cloth and the money that had been taken the loss would amount to two hundred pounds.
but in spite of that
From this reading On looking round, he said that matters might have been much worse; for though the doubloons Camacho had given for the stores and some fifty pounds in English money had been stolen, the mate had not found out the place where he kept his greatest store of coin, nor yet where the corals and valuable beads worth five hundred pounds were kept.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As soon as my father came on board he said, “Why, what is all this? where is Pentlea gone, and what does your letter mean?”
