used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “---- me, was there ever such a mug?”
accompanimentnounUS /əˈkʌmpnɪmənt/
an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
afore
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From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
Aye
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From this reading “Aye, there he lies.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
CAP'N
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From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
Clump-clump-clump
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From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
companionwaynounUS /kəmˈpænjənweɪ/
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
echoingadjectiveUS /ˈekoʊɪŋ/
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
at any time
From this reading “---- me, was there ever such a mug?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
fardin's
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From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
Flint'snounUS /flɪnts/
possessive form of “flint” — a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
handledadjectiveUS /ˈhændəld/
having a usually specified type of handle
From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Aye, there he lies.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Aye, there he lies.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “---- me, was there ever such a mug?”
mugnounUS /mʌɡ/
the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading “---- me, was there ever such a mug?”
mutterverbUS /ˈmʌtər/
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
onzas
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From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
oughter
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From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
penniesnounUS /ˈpeniz/
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
sea-boots
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From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “---- me, was there ever such a mug?”
Tain't
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From this reading “’Tain’t right to put pennies to John Flint’s eyes, him as handled onzas like other fellers does fardin’s.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Aye, there he lies.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “---- me, was there ever such a mug?”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading CAP’N BILL BONES _Clump-clump-clump_ went the heavy sea-boots up and down the echoing length of the companionway, and the mutter of voices beat an accompaniment to them.
ye'd
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From this reading “Ah, but ye’d oughter ha’ seed him afore Long John put the pennies to his eyes!”
