used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
at or in the front
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
Anderson'snounUS /ˈændərsənz/
possessive form of “anderson” — United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
BergennounUS /ˈbɜːrɡən/
a port city in southwestern Norway
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
confined by bonds
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
customaryadjectiveUS /ˈkʌstəmeri/
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
diminishedadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
impaired by diminution
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
don't
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From this reading "If you don't mind, sir, we'd rather not."
exchangedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
forgingnounUS /ˈfɔːrdʒɪŋ/
shaping metal by heating and hammering
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
greetingsnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋz/
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
Grimsby
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From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
HOURLYadjectiveUS /ˈaʊrli/
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
HullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you don't mind, sir, we'd rather not."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
Leslie
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From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "If you don't mind, sir, we'd rather not."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
northerlyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərli/
situated in or oriented toward the north
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
NorwegiannounUS /ˌnɔːrˈwiːdʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Norway
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If you don't mind, sir, we'd rather not."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
POLARITYnounUS /poʊˈlerəti/
a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
Ranworth
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From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
on the contrary
From this reading "If you don't mind, sir, we'd rather not."
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
transport commercially
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
term of address for a man
From this reading "If you don't mind, sir, we'd rather not."
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
carry out
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
There's
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From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
They'll
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From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
Ward'snounUS /wɔːrdz/
possessive form of “ward” — a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading ON BOARD THE "POLARITY" HOURLY Leslie Ward's and Guy Anderson's chances of being sent back diminished.
we'd
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From this reading "If you don't mind, sir, we'd rather not."
at the time that
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The _Polarity_, forging steadily ahead on a northerly course, never sighted a single sail until in the latitude of Bergen, when she fell in with a Norwegian timber ship, homeward bound.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's a chance for you fellows," announced Ranworth, as the two vessels exchanged the customary greetings of the sea.
you'll
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From this reading "They'll take you into Bergen, and there you'll be pretty certain to find a British vessel bound for Hull or Grimsby."
