used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
anew
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
(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 We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading I was standing in the waist with the black, Mark Anthony, near me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I was standing in the waist with the black, Mark Anthony, near me.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
brig-of-war
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From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
chaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
unvarying in nature
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
damagenounUS /ˈdæmədʒ/
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
deadenedadjective
devoid of physical sensation; numb
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
divisible by two
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
start firing a weapon
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
set up or found
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
gearnounUS /ɡɪr/
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
how
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From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was standing in the waist with the black, Mark Anthony, near me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
manoeuvrenoun
a plan for attaining a particular goal
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading I was standing in the waist with the black, Mark Anthony, near me.
Massa
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From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was standing in the waist with the black, Mark Anthony, near me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I was standing in the waist with the black, Mark Anthony, near me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
pleasingadjectiveUS /ˈpliːzɪŋ/
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
remarkablyadverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
sailer
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From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
schooner's
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From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
in the near future
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
having a supporting base
From this reading I was standing in the waist with the black, Mark Anthony, near me.
taffrailnoun
the railing around the stern of a ship
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading We had now, therefore, to put the schooner's best leg foremost to get away from her, even before she had got all her gear aloft again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
towingverbUS /ˈtoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “tow” — drag behind
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading To try and do her further damage, a gun was got over the taffrail, and a constant fire was kept up from it as fast as it could be loaded.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading I was standing in the waist with the black, Mark Anthony, near me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
(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 "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We soon found that the brig-of-war, instead of being a slow sailer, was remarkably fast, and that, while we were in chase of her, she must, by towing a sail overboard, or by some other manoeuvre, have deadened her way, on purpose to allow us to come up with her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Massa Peter, if de brig catch we, we all be hung; how you like dat?" he asked, with a broad grin, which made him look far from pleasing.
