used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
(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 I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
in addition
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
terminate
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
the first light of day
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
deck-housenoun
a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
finedverbUS /faɪnd/
past form of “fine” — issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
friskinessnoun
lively high-spirited playfulness
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
a long fixed look
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
heavingnounUS /ˈhiːvɪŋ/
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
jumpsnounUS /dʒʌmps/
plural of “jump” — a sudden and decisive increase
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
the act of departing
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
for more time
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
low-lyingadjective
having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
parallelsnounUS /ˈperəlelz/
plural of “parallel” — something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
penetratedverbUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
recoilsnounUS /riˈkɔɪlz/
plural of “recoil” — the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
recoveriesnounUS /rɪˈkʌvəriz/
plural of “recovery” — return to an original state
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
uttered with a trill
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
only a very short time before
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
shapingnounUS /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/
any process serving to define the shape of something
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
for a short time
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
smothersnounUS /ˈsmʌðərz/
plural of “smother” — a confused multitude of things
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
south-westadverb
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
staggeringadjectiveUS /ˈstæɡərɪŋ/
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I stepped on deck to wait for the light to break, and Miss Temple came to the door to look also.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still very thick all round the horizon, so that from the door of the deck-house my gaze scarcely penetrated a distance of two miles.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
at the time that
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The hull still rolled violently, but without the dangerous friskiness of the jumps, recoils, and staggering recoveries of the night when there was a sharp sea running as well as a long heaving swell.
WRECKnounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading I SEARCH THE WRECK All night long it blew a strong wind, but shortly before daybreak it fined down on a sudden into a light air out of the south-west, leaving a troubled rolling sea behind it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was no longer fog, however, but cloud, sullen, low-lying, here and there shaping out; a familiar tropical dawn in the parallels, though it made one think too of the smothers you fall in with on the edge of the Gulf Stream.
