used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
calfnounUS /kæf/
young of domestic cattle
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
collisionnounUS /kəˈlɪʒən/
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
ejaculated
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From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
a boy or man
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
the act of departing
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
humping
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From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
I'll
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From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
jinksnounUS /dʒɪŋks/
noisy and mischievous merrymaking
From this reading "By jinks!
and nothing more
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
lance-gun
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From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
roused to anger
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
done under pressure
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
soakverbUS /soʊk/
submerge in a liquid
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
swervedverbUS /swɜːrvd/
past form of “swerve” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
in a swift manner
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
male cat
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
precisely as stated
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading She rushed by us like a steamer, throwing up a wave from her jaws and just "humping herself."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Old Tom swerved us about swiftly in her wake and we came right upon the calf.
whalenounUS /weɪl/
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH I COME VERY NEAR GOING OUT OF THE STORY Our boat escaped the collision with the mad whale on her first attack.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll soak you one for luck, anyway!" ejaculated the angry second mate, and he up with his lance-gun and put a shot into the little fellow.
