quickly and without warning
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
give a benediction to
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
BowlingnounUS /ˈboʊlɪŋ/
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
the act of breaking something
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, but I mean, were you ever in one?
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
at any time
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
I've
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From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, but I mean, were you ever in one?
and nothing more
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
a boy or man
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Yes, but I mean, were you ever in one?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Chester nodded.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, but I mean, were you ever in one?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
on the contrary
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
express in words
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
shipwrecked
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From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
sponger's
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From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Did you ever have an experience like——” “Like the one our friends here have just been through?”
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
wrecksnounUS /reks/
plural of “wreck” — something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “Bless you, lad, I’ve seen more wrecks than you could count, I might say.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, but I mean, were you ever in one?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Were you ever shipwrecked, Captain Bowling?” asked Chester, rather abruptly breaking the pause which followed the sponger’s story.
