used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PLEASURE TRIP.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Never, even aboard a man-of-war, have I seen such decks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading And that immaculateness was everywhere apparent.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
dearly loved
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Never, even aboard a man-of-war, have I seen such decks.
divisible by two
From this reading Never, even aboard a man-of-war, have I seen such decks.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
to or in any or all places
From this reading And that immaculateness was everywhere apparent.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Never, even aboard a man-of-war, have I seen such decks.
Holystoned
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From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
immaculatenessnoun
the state of being spotlessly clean
From this reading And that immaculateness was everywhere apparent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
man-of-warnoun
a warship intended for combat
From this reading Never, even aboard a man-of-war, have I seen such decks.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never, even aboard a man-of-war, have I seen such decks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
an amount of time
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading A PLEASURE TRIP.
scouringnounUS /ˈskaʊərɪŋ/
moving over territory to search for something
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
scrutinynounUS /ˈskruːtəni/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Never, even aboard a man-of-war, have I seen such decks.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never, even aboard a man-of-war, have I seen such decks.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A PLEASURE TRIP.
the act of using
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
precisely as stated
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes after I gained the deck before the slightest attention was paid to my appearance, and this period I made full use of in close scrutiny of my surroundings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Holystoned they were, every inch of them, and at that very instant four fellows were scouring away for dear life.
