aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
react verbally
From this reading Neither Bill nor Tommy made any answer.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Neither Bill nor Tommy made any answer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Neither Bill nor Tommy made any answer.
biscuitnounUS /ˈbɪskət/
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
the lower side of anything
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
at any time
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
made afraid
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
It's
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From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
immediately past
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
occurring by chance
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Neither Bill nor Tommy made any answer.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Bill nor Tommy made any answer.
not any; not one
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Bill nor Tommy made any answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
pawsnounUS /pɔːz/
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
Queerface
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From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
transport commercially
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
not in physical motion
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
There's
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From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
up to a particular time
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
Tommy
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From this reading Neither Bill nor Tommy made any answer.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tommy, in fact, was more frightened than he had ever before been in his life, and Bill could not help feeling that the ship was in no small danger.
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 "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "If another sea like that comes aboard us, we shall be sent to the bottom!" exclaimed old Grim, shaking himself from the water, which had covered him from head to foot.
which person or people
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Still he thought to himself,--"There's One looking after us who can help us better than we can ourselves, and so why should I cry out till I have got something to cry for?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's lucky you boys have got paws to hold on by, like Master Queerface there, or you would have broken biscuit for the last time."
