used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "Ain't there no chance o' gettin' aboard the whaler?" asked the boy.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
ADRIFTadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
Ain't
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From this reading "Ain't there no chance o' gettin' aboard the whaler?" asked the boy.
(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 "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "She's dead to windward, an' seems to be driftin' down our way."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Ain't there no chance o' gettin' aboard the whaler?" asked the boy.
avoidedverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She's dead to windward, an' seems to be driftin' down our way."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "The old man won't round to--no boats."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Ain't there no chance o' gettin' aboard the whaler?" asked the boy.
breakernounUS /ˈbreɪkər/
a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
castawaysnounUS /ˈkæstəweɪz/
plural of “castaway” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Ain't there no chance o' gettin' aboard the whaler?" asked the boy.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "She's dead to windward, an' seems to be driftin' down our way."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "She's dead to windward, an' seems to be driftin' down our way."
driftin
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From this reading "She's dead to windward, an' seems to be driftin' down our way."
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
gettin
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From this reading "Ain't there no chance o' gettin' aboard the whaler?" asked the boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
jerkedverbUS /dʒɜːrkt/
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
Jim
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From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
life-buoys
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From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The old man won't round to--no boats."
not any; not one
From this reading "The old man won't round to--no boats."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Ain't there no chance o' gettin' aboard the whaler?" asked the boy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "The old man won't round to--no boats."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "She's dead to windward, an' seems to be driftin' down our way."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "The old man won't round to--no boats."
rovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "She's dead to windward, an' seems to be driftin' down our way."
She's
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From this reading "She's dead to windward, an' seems to be driftin' down our way."
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
skilfullyadverb
with skill
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ain't there no chance o' gettin' aboard the whaler?" asked the boy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The old man won't round to--no boats."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
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 "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "She's dead to windward, an' seems to be driftin' down our way."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
whalernounUS /ˈweɪlər/
a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
From this reading "Ain't there no chance o' gettin' aboard the whaler?" asked the boy.
windwardnounUS /ˈwɪndwərd/
the direction from which the wind is coming
From this reading "She's dead to windward, an' seems to be driftin' down our way."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "ADRIFT" All three castaways were close together, and floated easily enough in the life-buoys with head and shoulders above water.
won't
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From this reading "The old man won't round to--no boats."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thrown your life away, Jim," jerked out the rover, as he skilfully avoided a big breaker.
