advancingadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
moving forward
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
Bubblin
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From this reading "Bubblin' up fit to burst, sir.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "Bubblin' up fit to burst, sir.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading The captain carefully held out one of the man-ropes to his enemy.
civilitynounUS /səˈvɪləti/
formal or perfunctory politeness
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
an opposing military force
From this reading The captain carefully held out one of the man-ropes to his enemy.
feznounUS /fez/
a city in north central Morocco; religious center
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Bubblin' up fit to burst, sir.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading I've weighted the safety-valves to give it force?"
gangwaynoun
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I've weighted the safety-valves to give it force?"
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The captain carefully held out one of the man-ropes to his enemy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
I've
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From this reading I've weighted the safety-valves to give it force?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've weighted the safety-valves to give it force?"
man-ropes
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From this reading The captain carefully held out one of the man-ropes to his enemy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The captain carefully held out one of the man-ropes to his enemy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The captain carefully held out one of the man-ropes to his enemy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The captain carefully held out one of the man-ropes to his enemy.
outdoneverbUS /ˈaʊtˈdʌn/
inflected form of “outdo” — be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
piratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
rangedverbUS /reɪndʒd/
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading The pirate captain, not to be outdone in civility, took off his fez and bowed as the boat ranged alongside.
safety-valves
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From this reading I've weighted the safety-valves to give it force?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Bubblin' up fit to burst, sir.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've weighted the safety-valves to give it force?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Bubblin' up fit to burst, sir.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Bubblin' up fit to burst, sir.
weightedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
made heavy or weighted down with weariness
From this reading I've weighted the safety-valves to give it force?"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Without another word the captain stepped to the port gangway, and took off his hat to the advancing pirates.
