(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
(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 saw it all then.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
bangedverbUS /bæŋd/
past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
cap'n
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From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
dooty
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From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
guv'nor
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From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
he'd
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From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
I'm
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From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
judgingnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪŋ/
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
go away from a place
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
the act of departing
From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
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 “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
ope
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From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
ow
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From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
Plimmer
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From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
sacknounUS /sæk/
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I saw it all then.
ses
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From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I saw it all then.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
precisely as stated
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I thought I should ha' choked, and, judging by the way they banged me on the back, Bob and the cook thought so too.
wharfnounUS /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I 'ope you will be able to explain 'ow it was you came to leave the wharf for three hours.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “'I'm glad o' that, for your sake, my man,' ses the cap'n, looking at me very hard.
