aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The lieutenant turned about sharply, and came to attention.
anew
From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The lieutenant turned about sharply, and came to attention.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
Blusen
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From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The lieutenant turned about sharply, and came to attention.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
a person of German nationality
From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who is he?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is he?”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
Meyers
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From this reading “Lieutenant Von Meyers!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
Identical; not different.
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The lieutenant turned about sharply, and came to attention.
transport commercially
From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lieutenant turned about sharply, and came to attention.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The lieutenant turned about sharply, and came to attention.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
Von
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From this reading As the German lieutenant reached the side of the ship, Captain Von Blusen spoke again:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an audible gasp from passengers and crew, and the same question was upon every lip:
which person or people
From this reading “Who is he?”
