used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Ocean Express; or, Clint Webb and the Sea Tramp Chicago M. A. Donohue & Co.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ocean Express; or, Clint Webb and the Sea Tramp Chicago M. A. Donohue & Co.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading The wind had died to just a breath, barely filling the canvas of the Wavecrest.
Bolderhead
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From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The wind had died to just a breath, barely filling the canvas of the Wavecrest.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading The wind had died to just a breath, barely filling the canvas of the Wavecrest.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading The Ocean Express; or, Clint Webb and the Sea Tramp Chicago M. A. Donohue & Co.
Clint
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From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The Ocean Express; or, Clint Webb and the Sea Tramp Chicago M. A. Donohue & Co.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The wind had died to just a breath, barely filling the canvas of the Wavecrest.
Donohue
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From this reading The Ocean Express; or, Clint Webb and the Sea Tramp Chicago M. A. Donohue & Co.
give expression to
From this reading The Ocean Express; or, Clint Webb and the Sea Tramp Chicago M. A. Donohue & Co.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading The wind had died to just a breath, barely filling the canvas of the Wavecrest.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Sea to Sea; or, Clint Webb on the Windjammer.
FrozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind had died to just a breath, barely filling the canvas of the Wavecrest.
inletnounUS /ˈɪnlet/
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
and nothing more
From this reading The wind had died to just a breath, barely filling the canvas of the Wavecrest.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The Ocean Express; or, Clint Webb and the Sea Tramp Chicago M. A. Donohue & Co.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The Ocean Express; or, Clint Webb and the Sea Tramp Chicago M. A. Donohue & Co.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From Sea to Sea; or, Clint Webb on the Windjammer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading From Sea to Sea; or, Clint Webb on the Windjammer.
Sealers
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From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
transport commercially
From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Sea to Sea; or, Clint Webb on the Windjammer.
TrampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading The Ocean Express; or, Clint Webb and the Sea Tramp Chicago M. A. Donohue & Co.
Wavecrest
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From this reading The wind had died to just a breath, barely filling the canvas of the Wavecrest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
WebbnounUS /web/
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were slowly making the mouth of the inlet at Bolderhead after a day's fishing.
WhalersnounUS /ˈweɪlərz/
plural of “whaler” — a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
From this reading Or Clint Webb Among the Whalers Author of The Frozen Ship; or, Clint Webb Among the Sealers.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind had died to just a breath, barely filling the canvas of the Wavecrest.
Windjammernoun
a large sailing ship
From this reading From Sea to Sea; or, Clint Webb on the Windjammer.
