used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
(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 “All hands up anchor!
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “All hands up anchor!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Turn out everybody, lash and carry!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
have
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Turn out everybody, lash and carry!
classmen
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From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
every person
From this reading Turn out everybody, lash and carry!
existedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪstəd/
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
hammocksnounUS /ˈhæməks/
plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “All hands up anchor!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Turn out everybody, lash and carry!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
midshipmennounUS /ˈmɪdˈʃɪpmen/
plural of “midshipman” — a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Turn out everybody, lash and carry!
PuritannounUS /ˈpjʊrətən/
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
slungverbUS /slʌŋ/
inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
superstructurenounUS /ˈsuːpərstrʌktʃər/
structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
carry out
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Turn out everybody, lash and carry!
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The midshipmen had slung their hammocks in a confined space inside the superstructure, and first classmen were turning them out.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “All hands up anchor!
nonexistent
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The _Puritan_ was getting under way and left early, her captain wanting to take advantage of the high tide that existed at that hour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bear a hand, show a leg there, out you go!” were the rude cries aboard the _Puritan_ at a little after five o’clock Monday morning.
