used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She’s a fine ship, Mr. Gull, an’ fer me ye can lay to it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She’s a fine ship, Mr. Gull, an’ fer me ye can lay to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
rid of obstructions
From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading I’d never leave her, unless it’s the wish o’ the matchless officers that commands her.”
d'ye
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From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
don't
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From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
ef
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From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
fer
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From this reading She’s a fine ship, Mr. Gull, an’ fer me ye can lay to it.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading She’s a fine ship, Mr. Gull, an’ fer me ye can lay to it.
GullverbUS /ɡʌl/
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
Harkee
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From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I’d never leave her, unless it’s the wish o’ the matchless officers that commands her.”
I'd
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From this reading I’d never leave her, unless it’s the wish o’ the matchless officers that commands her.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that the lay o’ it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is that the lay o’ it?
it's
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From this reading I’d never leave her, unless it’s the wish o’ the matchless officers that commands her.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Is that the lay o’ it?
go away from a place
From this reading I’d never leave her, unless it’s the wish o’ the matchless officers that commands her.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
matchlessadjective
eminent beyond or above comparison
From this reading I’d never leave her, unless it’s the wish o’ the matchless officers that commands her.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I’d never leave her, unless it’s the wish o’ the matchless officers that commands her.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Is that the lay o’ it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading I’d never leave her, unless it’s the wish o’ the matchless officers that commands her.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
ScotnounUS /skɑːt/
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
She's
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From this reading She’s a fine ship, Mr. Gull, an’ fer me ye can lay to it.
transport commercially
From this reading She’s a fine ship, Mr. Gull, an’ fer me ye can lay to it.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that the lay o’ it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She’s a fine ship, Mr. Gull, an’ fer me ye can lay to it.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
except if; if not
From this reading I’d never leave her, unless it’s the wish o’ the matchless officers that commands her.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
wessel
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From this reading “Harkee, Mr. Gull,” said the Scot, “d’ye mean we can clear ef the wessel don’t suit?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I’d never leave her, unless it’s the wish o’ the matchless officers that commands her.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading She’s a fine ship, Mr. Gull, an’ fer me ye can lay to it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you fellers hear me?” asked Mr. Gull, coming toward Martin and the rest of us.
