Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

for the reason that

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

terminate

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

ruin completely

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

an occurrence of something

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading “What in the world is a jib?” queried Frances with a puzzled expression.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading “What in the world is a jib?” queried Frances with a puzzled expression.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

a young female

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

refuse to comply

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

absolutely essential

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

spoil as if by poison

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

filled with bewilderment

From this reading “What in the world is a jib?” queried Frances with a puzzled expression.

inflected form of “query” — pose a question

From this reading “What in the world is a jib?” queried Frances with a puzzled expression.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

express in words

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

in the near future

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I hate this old engine like poison, though she’s a good old girl in case of emergency.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

except if; if not

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

the act of using

From this reading But I have made it a rule not to use her unless it is really necessary.”

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What in the world is a jib?” queried Frances with a puzzled expression.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ANCHOR WEIGHED Mr. Wing rose from the little table that had been spread in the saloon and said, “We’ll break the anchor out with the jib as soon as Breck has eaten.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “What in the world is a jib?” queried Frances with a puzzled expression.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I thought it was some part of your face because my small brother used to say ‘If you don’t shut up, Sis, I’ll bust you one in the jib.’”