used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
AdmiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
(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 And what could we do with all those prisoners?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
the lower side of anything
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
a state at a particular time
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And what could we do with all those prisoners?
divisible by two
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
fetchedverbUS /fetʃt/
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
the act of departing
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
Honyman
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From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
PortsmouthnounUS /ˈpɔːrtsməθ/
a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading And what could we do with all those prisoners?
pumpsnounUS /pʌmps/
plural of “pump” — a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
RectornounUS /ˈrektər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
in the near future
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
successive (without a break)
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
carry out
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And what could we do with all those prisoners?
thrummed
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From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
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 Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what could we do with all those prisoners?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading With our fresh hands at the pumps, we very soon fetched the water out of her, and made her as tight as we could; and I think they will manage to take her to Portsmouth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Her condition was very bad, as bad as could be, without going straight to the bottom,” the Admiral said to the Rector that night, as they smoked a pipe together; “and to the bottom she must have gone, if the sea had got up, before we thrummed her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Honyman wanted to have her brought inside the Head; but even if we could have got there, she would ground at low water and fill with the tide.
YOH-HEAVE-OH
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From this reading YOH-HEAVE-OH!
