on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “ALL ABOARD!”
adriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “ALL ABOARD!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
go-ashore
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From this reading “That was the go-ashore whistle, Hugh!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
hold-out
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From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
Hugh
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From this reading “That was the go-ashore whistle, Hugh!
I'm
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From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
go away from a place
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
MonkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
recruitverbUS /rəˈkruːt/
register formally as a participant or member
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
scoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
StallingsnounUS /ˈstɔːlɪŋz/
plural of “stalling” — a tactic used to mislead or delay
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
not in physical motion
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was the go-ashore whistle, Hugh!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That was the go-ashore whistle, Hugh!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
they've
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From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was the go-ashore whistle, Hugh!
we're
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From this reading It means we’re due to leave the dock in five or ten minutes more!”
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading “That was the go-ashore whistle, Hugh!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I’m beginning to believe they’ve got adrift seeing the sights of old Boston, and will lose the number of their mess.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “And still nothing to be seen of those two hold-out scouts, Sam Winter and the latest recruit, Monkey Stallings.
