used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
(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 I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/
achieved or reached
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We stood away that night, going under very easy sail.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading We stood away that night, going under very easy sail.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
futtock
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nothing would have induced me to go through the lubber-hole.
the act of departing
From this reading We stood away that night, going under very easy sail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nothing would have induced me to go through the lubber-hole.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading Nothing would have induced me to go through the lubber-hole.
lubber-hole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing would have induced me to go through the lubber-hole.
maintop
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We stood away that night, going under very easy sail.
not any; not one
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing would have induced me to go through the lubber-hole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
prejudicenounUS /ˈpredʒədɪs/
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading We stood away that night, going under very easy sail.
shroudsnounUS /ʃraʊdz/
plural of “shroud” — a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We stood away that night, going under very easy sail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We stood away that night, going under very easy sail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Nothing would have induced me to go through the lubber-hole.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We stood away that night, going under very easy sail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
precisely as stated
From this reading We stood away that night, going under very easy sail.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We stood away that night, going under very easy sail.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
whalingverbUS /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
-ing form of “whale” — hunt for whales
From this reading We were in no hurry, and did not want to get far away, but Captain Nelson had a prejudice against whaling in too much company.
at the time that
From this reading I was out at daybreak, eager and excited, and stayed out all day when my duties did not call me below.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Much of the time I spent in the maintop, which I attained for the first time, my heart in my mouth as I crawled slowly and carefully up and out on the futtock shrouds.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing would have induced me to go through the lubber-hole.
