used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
DaviesnounUS /ˈdeɪviz/
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
without doubt; certainly
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
downcastadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnkæst/
directed downward
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Yes, captain," responds "Parson," his head out of his pilot-house window.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
impelledadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpeld/
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
inspirationnounUS /ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən/
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
Judkins
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From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
full of life and energy
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
engage in
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
used to form the superlative
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
Niobenoun
(Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
ParsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Yes, captain," responds "Parson," his head out of his pilot-house window.
the local environment
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
pilot-house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, captain," responds "Parson," his head out of his pilot-house window.
a full supply
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
one of four equal parts
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
respondsverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndz/
third-person singular of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Yes, captain," responds "Parson," his head out of his pilot-house window.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
tonnagenounUS /ˈtʌnədʒ/
a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
tugverbUS /tʌɡ/
pull hard
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
at the time that
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
in or at the place that
From this reading When the second line parts, Judkins waves his arms in despair and orders the _Niobe_ to make fast under our high lee quarter, where it is smooth as milk and plenty of water for a tug of her tonnage.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "A most heavenly inspiration it was which impelled me in this direction in weather like this."
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 "Yes, captain," responds "Parson," his head out of his pilot-house window.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, captain," responds "Parson," his head out of his pilot-house window.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Captain Davies," he calls out then, "what a fortunate event for us you happened along!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Doubtless, doubtless, the hand o' Providence," says Judkins in a downcast voice; and then, more lively: "What is your judgment of this gale, Captain Davies?"
