used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
aftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
befittingadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɪtɪŋ/
appropriate to
From this reading As we _crawled_ up into the wind, the whale went into convulsions befitting his size and energy.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
bumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
convulsionsnounUS /kənˈvʌlʃənz/
plural of “convulsion” — a sudden uncontrollable attack
From this reading As we _crawled_ up into the wind, the whale went into convulsions befitting his size and energy.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading As we _crawled_ up into the wind, the whale went into convulsions befitting his size and energy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
don't
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From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading As we _crawled_ up into the wind, the whale went into convulsions befitting his size and energy.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
Giv't
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From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
give't
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From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
HaulverbUS /hɔːl/
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As we _crawled_ up into the wind, the whale went into convulsions befitting his size and energy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
india-rubber
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From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
and nothing more
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
Louey
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From this reading “Stand up, Louey,” the mate murmured softly.
most important element
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “Stand up, Louey,” the mate murmured softly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
a particular point in time
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Stand up, Louey,” the mate murmured softly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
naow
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From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
and nothing more
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading As we _crawled_ up into the wind, the whale went into convulsions befitting his size and energy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
with low volume
From this reading “Stand up, Louey,” the mate murmured softly.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Stand up, Louey,” the mate murmured softly.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Stand up, Louey,” the mate murmured softly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Stand up, Louey,” the mate murmured softly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we _crawled_ up into the wind, the whale went into convulsions befitting his size and energy.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As we _crawled_ up into the wind, the whale went into convulsions befitting his size and energy.
whalenounUS /weɪl/
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading As we _crawled_ up into the wind, the whale went into convulsions befitting his size and energy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I only just stopped myself in time from turning my head to see why the order was given.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I hauled it flat aft, and the boat shot up into the wind, rubbing sides as she did so with what to my troubled sight seemed an enormous mass of black india-rubber floating.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Suddenly there was a bump; at the same moment the mate yelled, “Giv’t to him, Louey, give’t to him!” and to me, “Haul that main sheet, naow; haul, why don’t ye?”
