used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
BANJO'S
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From this reading BULLY BANJO’S SCHOONER.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Guess this will be your getting-off place.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The sky was blue and clean-swept.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
BULLYnounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading BULLY BANJO’S SCHOONER.
BungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
clean-swept
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From this reading The sky was blue and clean-swept.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
Dacre
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From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
getting-off
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From this reading “Guess this will be your getting-off place.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Guess this will be your getting-off place.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
mountainousadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntənəs/
having hills and crags
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
coated with paint
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Guess this will be your getting-off place.”
plyingverbUS /ˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “ply” — give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
SCHOONERnounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading BULLY BANJO’S SCHOONER.
SeattlenounUS /siˈætəl/
a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
shabbilyadverb
so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
side-wheelernoun
a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was blue and clean-swept.
smoke-grimed
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From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Guess this will be your getting-off place.”
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
the topmost one of two
From this reading They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading One of the deck hands of the smoke-grimed, shabbily painted old side-wheeler, plying between Victoria, B. C., and Seattle, paused opposite Mr. Dacre and the Bungalow Boys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was blue and clean-swept.
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 They stood on the lee side of the upper deck regarding the expanse of tumbling water between them and the rocky, mountainous coast beyond.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Guess this will be your getting-off place.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Guess this will be your getting-off place.”
