used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! yes; I remember now.
(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 --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
confined by bonds
From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE MERMAID PALACE; OR, CAPTAIN TOUGHYARN'S DREAM.
rid of obstructions
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come unto these yellow sands."
true confidential information
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
don't
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From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
DreadnoughtnounUS /ˈdrednɔːt/
battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading THE MERMAID PALACE; OR, CAPTAIN TOUGHYARN'S DREAM.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
MERMAIDnounUS /ˈmɜːrmeɪd/
half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
From this reading THE MERMAID PALACE; OR, CAPTAIN TOUGHYARN'S DREAM.
messmates
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From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
a particular point in time
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ah! yes; I remember now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE MERMAID PALACE; OR, CAPTAIN TOUGHYARN'S DREAM.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE MERMAID PALACE; OR, CAPTAIN TOUGHYARN'S DREAM.
by chance
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Ah! yes; I remember now.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading "Come unto these yellow sands."
transport commercially
From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
TempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MERMAID PALACE; OR, CAPTAIN TOUGHYARN'S DREAM.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Come unto these yellow sands."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
Timbuctoo
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From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
TOUGHYARN'S
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From this reading THE MERMAID PALACE; OR, CAPTAIN TOUGHYARN'S DREAM.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading "Come unto these yellow sands."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading --_Tempest._ Well, messmates, I don't know whether I am sufficiently clear up aloft to recollect all the details of my dream; but hold hard a moment, perhaps I can.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I thought I was on board my good ship, the _Dreadnought_, which was bound for Timbuctoo.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "Come unto these yellow sands."
an affirmative
From this reading Ah! yes; I remember now.
