used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Schmidt was a stewardess.
anew
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
in the past
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
bangingnounUS /ˈbæŋɪŋ/
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Who turned the deckhose into the Purser's cabin night before last?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Please," said the Doctor's boy pallidly, "I made a mistake in the room.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "Who turned the deckhose into the Purser's cabin night before last?"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
deckhose
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From this reading "Who turned the deckhose into the Purser's cabin night before last?"
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
Doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Please," said the Doctor's boy pallidly, "I made a mistake in the room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The Red Un stepped forward.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Please," said the Doctor's boy pallidly, "I made a mistake in the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Please," said the Doctor's boy pallidly, "I made a mistake in the room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Who turned the deckhose into the Purser's cabin night before last?"
immediately past
From this reading "Who turned the deckhose into the Purser's cabin night before last?"
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 I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Please," said the Doctor's boy pallidly, "I made a mistake in the room.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Please," said the Doctor's boy pallidly, "I made a mistake in the room.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Schmidt was a stewardess.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Who turned the deckhose into the Purser's cabin night before last?"
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
pallidlyadverb
in a manner lacking interest or vitality
From this reading "Please," said the Doctor's boy pallidly, "I made a mistake in the room.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please," said the Doctor's boy pallidly, "I made a mistake in the room.
Purser's
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From this reading "Who turned the deckhose into the Purser's cabin night before last?"
Quartermaster's
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From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The Red Un stepped forward.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Please," said the Doctor's boy pallidly, "I made a mistake in the room.
a strong line
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Please," said the Doctor's boy pallidly, "I made a mistake in the room.
SchmidtnounUS /ʃmɪt/
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
From this reading Mrs. Schmidt was a stewardess.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The Red Un stepped forward.
stewardessnounUS /ˈstuːərdəs/
a woman steward on an airplane
From this reading Mrs. Schmidt was a stewardess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Red Un stepped forward.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Who turned the deckhose into the Purser's cabin night before last?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
UnnounUS /ʌn/
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading The Red Un stepped forward.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I thought----" "Who," shouted the Captain, banging again, "cut the Quartermaster's rope two nights ago and left him sitting under the dock for four hours?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Schmidt was a stewardess.
which person or people
From this reading "Who turned the deckhose into the Purser's cabin night before last?"
