used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing beautiful about her with her stubby-looking masts and big sails.
(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 None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
Batavia
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From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading There was nothing beautiful about her with her stubby-looking masts and big sails.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
confined by bonds
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
CharlestonnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrlstən/
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
Clearchus
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From this reading She would have made five of us easily, and the Clearchus was fairly big for a whaler.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading She would have made five of us easily, and the Clearchus was fairly big for a whaler.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading She would have made five of us easily, and the Clearchus was fairly big for a whaler.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading She would have made five of us easily, and the Clearchus was fairly big for a whaler.
five-masted
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From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would have made five of us easily, and the Clearchus was fairly big for a whaler.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
Hatteras
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From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have made five of us easily, and the Clearchus was fairly big for a whaler.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
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 None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She would have made five of us easily, and the Clearchus was fairly big for a whaler.
mastsnounUS /mæsts/
plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading There was nothing beautiful about her with her stubby-looking masts and big sails.
the force of workers available
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
mouthsnounUS /maʊðz/
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
not one, and not any
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing beautiful about her with her stubby-looking masts and big sails.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
sailsnounUS /seɪlz/
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading There was nothing beautiful about her with her stubby-looking masts and big sails.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
schooner-rigged
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From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
stubby-looking
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From this reading There was nothing beautiful about her with her stubby-looking masts and big sails.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing beautiful about her with her stubby-looking masts and big sails.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would have made five of us easily, and the Clearchus was fairly big for a whaler.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading None of the men had seen such a big schooner-rigged vessel before, and they all gazed at her with their mouths hanging open as long as she was in sight.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
whalernounUS /ˈweɪlər/
a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
From this reading She would have made five of us easily, and the Clearchus was fairly big for a whaler.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We spoke several merchant vessels, one of which was a big five-masted schooner bound into Charleston from Batavia.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were nearly a month on Hatteras grounds, with good weather, on the whole.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have made five of us easily, and the Clearchus was fairly big for a whaler.
