used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
abaftadverb
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
(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 The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
cohorns
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From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
cutter's
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From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
FRIGATEnounUS /ˈfrɪɡət/
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
hand-swivel
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From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
LAOCOONnoun
(Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
longboatnoun
the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
mainmastnoun
the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
having a point
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Salcombe
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From this reading "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
she's
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From this reading "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
smugglersnounUS /ˈsmʌɡlərz/
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
swarmedverbUS /swɔːrmd/
past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
