Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading (Ditty sung in early days aboard Salem ships.)

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

(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 MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading (Ditty sung in early days aboard Salem ships.)

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

From this reading (Ditty sung in early days aboard Salem ships.)

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading (Ditty sung in early days aboard Salem ships.)

all things; all of a situation

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

set up or found

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

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From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the act of departing

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

draw slowly or heavily

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

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From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

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From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

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From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

engage in

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

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From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

commodities offered for sale

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

a particular point in time

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

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From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

immediately following in time or order

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

according to the clock

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

plural of “reef” — a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

a strong line

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River

From this reading (Ditty sung in early days aboard Salem ships.)

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

transport commercially

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading (Ditty sung in early days aboard Salem ships.)

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From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

a short musical composition with words

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

refrain from harming

From this reading When I went aboard I found that all of the confusion of spare rigging, rope, sails, hawsers, oakum and merchandise that I had noted on the deck the day before, had been cleared away.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

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From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

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From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

From this reading (Ditty sung in early days aboard Salem ships.)

carry out

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

in or at that place or location

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

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From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

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From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

at the time that

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I went to bed as usual, but before the hall clock struck three I was out of my window with my luggage and on my way to the ship.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading One night in May, Murad sent word to me that we were to sail at four o'clock the next morning.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MY FIRST VOYAGE "_Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun._ _All hands to make sail, going large is the song._ _From under two reefs in our topsails we lie,_ _Like a cloud in the air, in an instant must fly._ _There's topsails, topgallant sails, and staysails too._ _There is stu'nsails and skysails, star gazers so high,_ _By the sound of one pipe everything it must fly._ _Now, my brave boys, comes the best of the fun,_ _About ship and reef topsails in one!_ _All hands up aloft when the helm goes down,_ _Lower way topsails when the manyards goes round._ _Chase up and lie out and take two reefs in one._ _In a moment of time all this work must be done._ _Man your headbraces, your halyards and all,_ _And hoist away topsails when it's 'let go and haul!_'"