used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
BattleshipnounUS /ˈbætəlʃɪp/
large and heavily armoured warship
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "Another mast has gone by the board," he groaned.
the lower side of anything
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
a youthful male person
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Another mast has gone by the board," he groaned.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
Dan
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From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
experiencingverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ/
-ing form of “experience” — undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Another mast has gone by the board," he groaned.
groanedverbUS /ɡroʊnd/
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading "Another mast has gone by the board," he groaned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Another mast has gone by the board," he groaned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
how
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From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
immediately past
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
mastnounUS /mæst/
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading "Another mast has gone by the board," he groaned.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
shocksnounUS /ʃɑːks/
plural of “shock” — the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading He had heard a crash and felt a jar that was different from the shocks he had been experiencing for the last half hour.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
a shaky motion
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
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 Suddenly the Battleship Boy leaped from the berth, splashing into the water knee deep, as another shock, more violent than the other, set the doomed schooner trembling from stem to stern.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
What's
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From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "What's that?" exclaimed Dan, starting up from the narrow berth on which he was sitting.
showing curiosity
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE We left Dan curled up in a bunk, wondering how long it would be before the schooner would go to the bottom.
