used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then--then, hadn't we much better go ashore at once, uncle?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You have had enough of it, I see, and we will go back."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Then--then, hadn't we much better go ashore at once, uncle?"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
boat-sailing
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From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
the lower side of anything
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
a youthful male person
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
clothing in general
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
don't
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From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You have had enough of it, I see, and we will go back."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then--then, hadn't we much better go ashore at once, uncle?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You have had enough of it, I see, and we will go back."
hadn't
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From this reading "Then--then, hadn't we much better go ashore at once, uncle?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I said, looking at him nervously.
how
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From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
I'll
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From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have had enough of it, I see, and we will go back."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
a unit of instruction
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I said, looking at him nervously.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Then--then, hadn't we much better go ashore at once, uncle?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
Nat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading I said, looking at him nervously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have had enough of it, I see, and we will go back."
on one occasion
From this reading "Then--then, hadn't we much better go ashore at once, uncle?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, looking at him nervously.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You have had enough of it, I see, and we will go back."
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
swumverbUS /swʌm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
carry out
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
express in words
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then--then, hadn't we much better go ashore at once, uncle?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Then--then, hadn't we much better go ashore at once, uncle?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
(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 "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Nat, I'll take you ashore at once if you feel afraid; but before doing so I will tell you that I brought you out here to give you a severe lesson in what boat-sailing with me is likely to be; and I tell you besides, Nat, that I know well how to manage a boat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We should have gone to the bottom, my boy, and been drowned, for I don't think I could have swum ashore from here in my clothes and taken you as well."
