used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And what about capsizing?" said Briscoe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
Briscoe
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From this reading "And what about capsizing?" said Briscoe.
by-and-bynoun
an indefinite time in the future
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
capsizingnoun
(nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
From this reading "And what about capsizing?" said Briscoe.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
country'snounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
daresay
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From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
drainsnounUS /dreɪnz/
plural of “drain” — emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
else
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From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
grufflyadverbUS /ˈɡrʌfli/
in a gruff manner
From this reading "That's my look-out, sir," said the captain gruffly.
Humphrey
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From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
I've
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From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
look-out
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From this reading "That's my look-out, sir," said the captain gruffly.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
the force of workers available
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That's my look-out, sir," said the captain gruffly.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
objectionnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃən/
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
term of address for a man
From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
That's
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From this reading "That's my look-out, sir," said the captain gruffly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
There's
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From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's nothing else for it, sir," said the captain to Sir Humphrey.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Capsizing means feeding the fish, and I've a great objection to being used for that purpose, without taking into consideration my duty to my passengers and men."
You'll
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From this reading "You'll be seeing what the country's like, and by-and-by as the water drains off I daresay we can ride easily back with the current quite the other way."
