used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be discouraged," said the captain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE OVERTURNED BOAT.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
cable'snounUS /ˈkeɪbəlz/
possessive form of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
can't
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From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Don't be discouraged," said the captain.
cruiseverbUS /kruːz/
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading "Don't be discouraged," said the captain.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't be discouraged," said the captain.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Matt's heaviness of spirit was reflected in his face.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
Grampusnoun
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
gulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
heavinessnoun
the property of being comparatively great in weight
From this reading Matt's heaviness of spirit was reflected in his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matt's heaviness of spirit was reflected in his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matt's heaviness of spirit was reflected in his face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
locateverbUS /ˈloʊkeɪt/
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
Matt'snounUS /mætz/
possessive form of “matt” — the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Matt's heaviness of spirit was reflected in his face.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matt's heaviness of spirit was reflected in his face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
OVERTURNEDadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərtɜːrnd/
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading THE OVERTURNED BOAT.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Matt's heaviness of spirit was reflected in his face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't be discouraged," said the captain.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Matt's heaviness of spirit was reflected in his face.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OVERTURNED BOAT.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Matt's heaviness of spirit was reflected in his face.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
we've
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From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
whaleboatnoun
a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been difficult to locate them during the storm, and the _Grampus_ might have passed within a cable's length of the whaleboat without seeing it or being seen; but, on a day like this, we've got the range of the ocean for miles, and the whaleboat can't get away from us!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We'll cruise around in this part of the gulf and I feel pretty sure we'll find your friends.
