adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
ABOARDadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
Aha
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From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Moreover a man o' mark, as witnesseth your peeper."
awareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
beefnounUS /biːf/
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
brawnnounUS /brɔːn/
possessing muscular strength
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
bull-bodied
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From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
CAMEverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "A sturdy soul, Job, and of a comfortable conversation!" quoth the voice.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading "A sturdy soul, Job, and of a comfortable conversation!" quoth the voice.
crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
DESPATCHverb
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
diversadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪvərz/
many and different
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
gaspingverbUS /ˈɡæspɪŋ/
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
HAPPYadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
heaveverbUS /hiːv/
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
HOW
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From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
JobnounUS /dʒɑːb/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
jovialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊviəl/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
ladnounUS /læd/
a boy or man
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
lustyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌsti/
vigorously passionate
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Moreover a man o' mark, as witnesseth your peeper."
markverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Moreover a man o' mark, as witnesseth your peeper."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading "Moreover a man o' mark, as witnesseth your peeper."
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
onounUS /oʊ/
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 "Moreover a man o' mark, as witnesseth your peeper."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
peepernoun
a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
From this reading "Moreover a man o' mark, as witnesseth your peeper."
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
quoth
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From this reading "A sturdy soul, Job, and of a comfortable conversation!" quoth the voice.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "A sturdy soul, Job, and of a comfortable conversation!" quoth the voice.
strictadjectiveUS /strɪkt/
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
stroveverbUS /stroʊv/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading "A sturdy soul, Job, and of a comfortable conversation!" quoth the voice.
SUFFERINGSnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
sundryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌndri/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
t'other
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From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
THEREadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
TisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
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 HOW I CAME ABOARD THE _HAPPY DESPATCH_ AND OF MY SUFFERINGS THERE I awoke gasping to the shock of cold water and was dimly aware of divers people crowding about me.
whereupon
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From this reading There came another torrent of water, whereupon I strove to sit up, but finding this vain by reason of strict bonds, I cursed them all and sundry instead.
witnessnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
witnesseth
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From this reading "Moreover a man o' mark, as witnesseth your peeper."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Tis a fine, bull-bodied boy, Job, all brawn and beef--witness your eye, Lord love me!" exclaimed a jovial voice, "Aha, Job, a lusty lad--heave t'other bucket over him!"
